# Please help me understand this behavior. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808 "2013-01-11T00:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/21 "2013-01-11T17:43:55Z")
“ **harmonicamoon**? You can have my answer now, if you like. My reply is this: nothing. Not even an “LOL” or a “hi” or a :), which I would appreciate if you would provide personally.” ---
**Author:** ![St.Barthgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@St.Barthgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Barthgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/22 "2013-01-11T17:50:47Z")
it’s hurtful to you, so you’re bound to think it was intentional or about you. Perhaps the individual is just not in a ‘space’ to be social at the moment. They might even be Depressed (the Real Thing, not the Mood) and Simply Asocial for the time being- not really talking to Anyone. I hope my friends will forgive weeks or years of my not getting in touch~ Most do, and those are my True Friends. People go through ‘things’~ and not all of it is Shareable… If NO ONE is able to get in touch with this friend, i’d try to arrange a Face- to Face to make sure they are still Alive and Functioning~ if so, Give them the Space or Help they need. Just my Opinion. ---
**Author:** ![St.Barthgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@St.Barthgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Barthgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/23 "2013-01-11T17:55:34Z")
it’s hurtful to you, so you’re bound to think it was intentional or about you. Perhaps the individual is just not in a ‘space’ to be social at the moment. They might even be Depressed (the Real Thing, not the Mood) and Simply Asocial for the time being- not really talking to Anyone. I hope my friends will forgive weeks or years of my not getting in touch~ Most do, and those are my True Friends. People go through ‘things’~ and not all of it is Shareable… If NO ONE is able to get in touch with this friend, i’d try to arrange a Face- to Face to make sure they are still Alive and Functioning~ if so, Give them the Space or Help they need. Just my Opinion. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/24 "2013-01-11T19:14:38Z")
Interesting update…My friend (of 50+years), Robert, gave me a Skype today! All is well. I asked him wassup with the reply with no words. And he said there was a reply. I looked up my sent folder and sure enough. Some how I missed it the first time. Life is good folks! Thanks for being there! You’re beautiful, don’t change! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/25 "2013-01-11T19:45:15Z")
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/26 "2013-01-11T20:51:21Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > .. .. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808/27 "2013-01-11T21:06:01Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > > [@VinylTurnip](#): > > > > .. > > .. Get a room, you two. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-this-behavior/646808.md?page=1)