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Post by Russg on Mar 16, 2023 6:57:26 GMT
So it seems that Messenger has pretty much made the text message obsolete, but I have to say, I miss the simplicity of the text.
I am a member of a few group chats on Messenger, one with family and another with a group of friends, and frankly they're more trouble than they're worth. The amount of fall outs and bitchiness that have occurred as a result of something I've read in a group chat is truly shocking. People say things in group chats that they would never say to you if they were messaging one on one.
Has anyone else experienced problems with this? I now have a really strained relationship with my brother and also one of my oldest friends - both of whom I got on fine with before we started messaging in a group chat.
I've decided to leave all my group chats. I decided if people want to message me, they can do so 1-1. I'm sick of being talked to like shit on group chats.
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Post by MattyJam on Mar 16, 2023 7:09:52 GMT
I think people in general make themselves too available via their mobiles.
There's only two people in my life that I allow myself to be contacted from 24/7 and that's my wife and father. I'm a member of few group chats but they're all on silent and I check them at a time that's convenient for me.
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Post by electriceyes on Mar 16, 2023 9:17:03 GMT
Russg What happened to Ruth?
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Post by Russg on Mar 16, 2023 9:46:02 GMT
Russg What happened to Ruth? She's dead to me. Turns out I didn't much fancy being a Sheila.
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Post by electriceyes on Mar 16, 2023 10:00:12 GMT
Russg What happened to Ruth? She's dead to me. Turns out I didn't much fancy being a Sheila. Fair dos. As for the OP, I think any written communication is at the risk of being misinterpreted or read the wrong way. And some people are just really bad at expressing themselves with words and write things in a way that makes them come across angry or defensive when it isn't meant that way. I'd much rather talk on the phone or in person than communicate with someone on Messenger or social media.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2023 12:45:36 GMT
So it seems that Messenger has pretty much made the text message obsolete, but I have to say, I miss the simplicity of the text. I am a member of a few group chats on Messenger, one with family and another with a group of friends, and frankly they're more trouble than they're worth. The amount of fall outs and bitchiness that have occurred as a result of something I've read in a group chat is truly shocking. People say things in group chats that they would never say to you if they were messaging one on one. Has anyone else experienced problems with this? I now have a really strained relationship with my brother and also one of my oldest friends - both of whom I got on fine with before we started messaging in a group chat. I've decided to leave all my group chats. I decided if people want to message me, they can do so 1-1. I'm sick of being talked to like shit on group chats. Any group I'm in is immediately set to mute. If it's important, you'll contact me directly. If I've ever created a group it was for something every specific eg. an event and was immediately disbanded/destroyed upon completion. I hate people contacting me and being so contactable. But no, I've never experienced fall outs or anything. I avoid people who are prone to such shit like that like the plague.
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Post by butterflies2 on Mar 16, 2023 21:56:52 GMT
I think boundaries are important to set
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