inadvertent rudeness

[jay]

Sigh... I need to simply break off IM conversations later in the evening, if I'm sitting here in this recliner, warm, starting to drift, sleepily likely to say anything, then... nothing, seen on the other end. Until I wake up 45 minutes later and discover that the other person has given up and left. Better to announce my departure than to just rudely stop responding... (shakes head). Defining boundaries.

Now I'm awake, of course... everyone else has gone to bed. Pat's asleep. Time... for kitchen cleaning, I think.

Comments

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, because of the nature of IM, I (and, I think, most people I chat with) am fine with it if someone just "disappears" -- we all know they could've been booted, or fallen asleep, or life could've intruded. It's "instant", which means it's subject to whatever's going on in life, unlike email or usenet.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(nods) thanks. It also grates because... well, I was enjoying some of the IMs ;-).