Fro some reason without paying much attention to the time duration it took a friend to reply I always end up replying within the same amount of time as my friends without thinking much of it, then I’ll see the time they sent the message.

If a friend replies in an hour I typically respond probably subconsciously in an hour (plus or minus 10 minutes), then realize it took them an hour after I respond. Idk why.

Is this something “normal”? Does anyone else do this?

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    15 days ago

    Subconscious reciprocity due to insecurity and not wanting to annoy.

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      14 days ago

      Much better than those people that send 10 messages one after the other as they think of each thought, and your smartwatch is left vibrating for the next minute 😅

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        14 days ago

        Yes, my mom does that and it annoys the shit out of me.
        However, I’ve noticed that it depends on who the person sending them is. Some people get a pass, others don’t.

        I admit that I do that occasionally but not often. I’m usually a combine-it-all-into-one-message kind of person.

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        13 days ago

        Much better than those people that send 10 messages one after the other as they think of each thought, and your smartwatch is left vibrating for the next minute 😅

        Hey, don’t talk about me like that!