[hvert]

Is it weird to send emails or messages to acquaintances? I met someone at a conference last summer. We had coffee once afterwards. I'm taking a class in her neighborhood, so I thought of her last week - is it weird to send her a note?

I feel like I run into this a lot. I like having a wide pool of acquaintances. I don't expect anything of them. I just wonder if I put people off by keeping in touch. Most people are not sending me random emails looking to catch up.

[Mid-Life-Larry]

Originally Posted by hvert

Is it weird to send emails or messages to acquaintances? I met someone at a conference last summer. We had coffee once afterwards. I'm taking a class in her neighborhood, so I thought of her last week - is it weird to send her a note?

Do it!! you only live once and the worst she can say is 'no'.

[Trippin2.0]

No its not in the least bit weird, its how friendships are born.


So while friendship may not be your goal, the act of reaching out is not weird at all.

[hvert]

Thanks! Someone said something in passing recently that made me wonder if this kind of contact was unwelcome - and I think it would be, if I was constantly reaching out to people who never responded. This is more of a once every 6/12 months thing.