Why are peeps so touchy recently..

[theclaud]

Frankly I dont really give a .... what you think

To what do you attribute the strange behaviour of the texters? Does your sheer animal magnetism drive women to distraction at a single meeting, and turn them into crazed stalkers?

 

[ColinJ]

Where have all the real (sane) women gone?

I imagine that they are too busy living their real (sane) lives to have time for crazed stalking by text!

 

[Aperitif]

To what do you attribute the strange behaviour of the texters? Does your sheer animal magnetism drive women to distraction at a single meeting, and turn them into crazed stalkers?

Surely there's no-one else like me on this forum? (I need to up my game if so...)

 

[BigonaBianchi]

To what do you attribute the strange behaviour of the texters? Does your sheer animal magnetism drive women to distraction at a single meeting, and turn them into crazed stalkers?

apparently yes

 

[Sandra6]

Why would two virtual strangers have your mobile number in the first place? Even some people I see daily and socialise with frequently don't have my number.
My daughter makes me laugh because she always replies to a text even if it's just to say ok.
for example.
Me - put the laundry in the tumble drier
her - ok
Me - thanks
Her - k
It's the modern day equivalent of having the last word

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Neighbour has the number in case of emergencies, like when she decides to flood my flat and disappear in a cloud of green smoke.

Lady 1 had my number as we were in the samecounselling support group together and we swapped numbers then as part of the group support thing

Lady 2 swapped numbers because she is a singer and I am a guitarist and we spoke about passing on each others numbers to people we know/meet looking for possible 'gigs/sessions'

 

[theclaud]

apparently yes

Amazing! It must be this picture that drives them wild...

 

[Linford]

I always thought it was a woman's prerogative to be unreasonable at any given time

 

[Blue]

A friend of mine doesn't turn his phone on unless he is "expecting a call". I think that is going a bit far the other way!

I don't turn my phone on unless I want to make a call.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

My brother is never contactable via his mobile. He keeps it off in case his wife calls to tell him what to do.
Not that she needs a mobile, she's loud enough to be heard at any distance!

 

[cyberknight]

Why would two virtual strangers have your mobile number in the first place? Even some people I see daily and socialise with frequently don't have my number.

I`m the same, people i work with are always texting inane drivel to each other when they can see each other at break if not before when the should be working anyway

most of my friends now realise that just because i have a mobile phone, it's not necessarily in my hand, in my pocket, nor in the same room as me.

 

[tyred]

I sympathise with the OP. As well as the girl I mentioned when I started a thread looking for advice a while back, I kept in touch with a few other people from the group sessions I had attended and four of us agreed to meet up for a meal once a month to see how we were getting on. So far so good, but the other woman turns out to have been a total fruitcake who texted me repeatedly looking to meet up, demanding instant answers, sending constant texts if she didn't get them, I decided to cut all contact with her after I received a total of 45 texts in the course of two days (I did reply to a few of the early ones) and I actually considered reporting her for harrassment.

She did this to the other members of our group as well.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

A few years ago I had a brief relationship with a girl that turned out to be a total fruit bat. I was told by her friends to expect a tirade of abuse via text, so I switched my phone off.
My friends then received the tirade of abuse instead.

 

[rich p]

My ex-business partner had a relationship with a woman who demanded instant txt replies even when we were working together. It drove me (and him, to be honest) nuts but she got abusive if he didn't respond within minutes. He did eventually finish it and she ended up making death threats to his next girlfriend. He was a fat, ugly, selfish b*stard and it continues to baffle me that he managed to find any woman to go out with him but that's neither here nor there!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

A few years ago I had a brief relationship with a girl that turned out to be a total fruit bat. I was told by her friends to expect a tirade of abuse via text, so I switched my phone off.
My friends then received the tirade of abuse instead.

I get why she may have felt 'miffed' after a relationship split..but sending abuse doesnt change anything, better to rise above it and show the 'ex' what they are missing rather than dwell on it and increase your own sufferring.. In my case here however there was no relationship on any level, except in others heads, that's what bemused me.