Don't know about the rest of you, but I definitely have developed an indifferent attitude about emailing family and friends. I only email someone when I really have something to say, or if someone is asking me a question and is waiting for a response from me. Sure, I'll read the email, but most times I don't respond. I know that's totally rude (and I feel bad for not responding), but I think it's because most of the people in my personal life don't seem to like/appreciate the things that I have emailed to them in the past. I have had people ask me not to email them anymore, that they don't like what I sent, or that they did not open an attachment that I sent with an email because they were afraid that it had a virus. Now it seems to me that if someone sent me an email with an attachment that I was not sure of, I check with the person who sent it. I would ask them if they had indeed sent it to me (since certain viruses can attach themselves to your email address book and send the viruses out without your knowledge), before just flat out deleting it. The same friend who was deleting my emails with attachments recently asked me if I had her newest email address. I flat out told her, "I don't do emails anymore." What I really felt like saying was, "Why should I email you, when you delete practically everything that I send??" After you hear all the negative comments about emails that you send to people (because you think that the email you send is something they would enjoy reading), that stuff kinda hurts your feelings. It gets to the point where you say, "No more emails for me." Guess I would rather pick up the phone and call somebody or talk to them face to face instead of communicating with them through the computer.

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I only email my siste...as for my mom and dad I only call them when I need something like money... like money. HA what an evil daughter I am.

notoriousj said:

Nah, you're not evil at all.

psychodelicide said:

that's not what my mother tells me.

notoriousj said:

Moms have a way of making us feel guilty.

psychodelicide said:

No, she really is evil.

TMPletz said:

Nah.

I have special email friends I don't forward crap to anyone and I get mad if I get some. My dad sends me weird stuff without even saying hello but then again he is a bit nuts.

psychodelicide said:

Yeah my mom is a pro at that one...and she knows it

charlottegelin said:

I HATE those chain emails: "Please send this to so-and-so many people within the next hour of receiving, or you will have bad luck!" It's like, please, do you REALLY think I'm dumb enough to believe that? A girl at work sends those types of emails to me and some of my other coworkers all the time, and I really wish she wouldn't, but I don't know how to nicely tell her to stop.

notoriousj said:

Mine too. It must be a mom thing.

I'm glued to the computer all day, what else do u expect me to do?

slicksight said:

If that's what you like to do, no problem, do whatever you like. To each their own.

psychodelicide said:

there is actually an antidote email - written in the style of a chain mail, I sent it out to everyone I know and it seems to have done the trick! I will try to google it.

charlottegelin said:

Cool, thanks! I would love to have it!

psychodelicide said:

there seem to be lots of things like it but I couldn't see the one I had (it was funny without being threatening)

charlottegelin said:

Maybe I could try searching for it (maybe on Yahoo).

charlottegelin said:

u can always adjust things to look like

psychodelicide said:

I keep finding serious ones

TMPletz said:

Shut it U!

notoriousj said:

slicksight said:

I like U You play nicely

charlottegelin said:

What's your email address?

I never respond to emails unless they are worth it....I use to email every day like paaaaages of letters to my bf and stuff now....its rare i send a fwd...i just i dont know it bores me really.

BucketOfBouncyBalls said:

Same here, in fact, I find myself kind of ignoring any emails that I do get.

since I've been overseas I send group emails... they've dwindled now though because I very very rarely get any replies or hear from anyone so I just kinda think well why am I bothering then with the group ones if noone wants to read it

I don't email people that never respond to my emails. It gets old. Usually I'll respond if somebody sends me something.

People that never respond to legitimate emails are assholes. If someone sends you an honest to goodness email that asks you something, you need to email them back. Otherwise, you suck as a human being. They are the same as the people who never use their signals.

I would destroy them if I could.

Reply to 'Sending Emails To Family/Friends'

I email anybody and everybody. If they email me. Even if it is a "?" I can't answer. I will try to show them where to find the answer. If I can. I will answer forsure. I would feel bad if I ignored an email. It's funny.