E-mail Receipt Fibs

Funny how I every so often I get an e-mail asking my advice if it is okay to fib about the receipt of an e-mail. Some feel it is O.K. to act as though they haven't received an e-mail thereby giving … [Read more...]

What To Do About No Replies?

A site visitor inquires about a topic we all may deal with during the upcoming Holiday season: Love your site, Judith! How do you recommend that I deal with friends and family that I email and they … [Read more...]

E-mail Etiquette Requires Your Reply

A site visitor writes: My brother-in-law never acknowledges messages that I send to him unless I ask him a direct question...and, even then, he sometimes fails to respond...so I have no way of … [Read more...]

Why Don’t People Reply to E-mails?

At least a couple requests come in each day inquiring about what a person is to think when they don't get a reply to their e-mails. The natural inclination being "they don't want to hear from me" … [Read more...]

E-mail Response Expectations are Officially Unrealistic!

In a little over a decade we can't live without our e-mail. And to think a mere 15 years ago when I was all excited about CompuServe and opened my little Internet Studio on the IL/WI border, everyone … [Read more...]

Some Emailers Simply Don’t Care…

I thought I would share with you an email I received from a site visitor in regard to my Email Etiquette Quiz: Site Visitor: "In your Netiquette Quiz; QUESTION: 9 in regard to how quickly I should … [Read more...]

Is E-mail Too Easy?

A concerned site visitor comments: "Do we overuse e-mail as a communication medium? In many instances, e-mail is the "easy approach" but not necessarily the best approach." Yes we are. Many have … [Read more...]

Meeting Friend’s Expectations

Do you have friends who expect you to respond to their e-mails in seconds? Or how about being available at all times for IM chats? Then, when you explain why you didn't respond or were not available … [Read more...]

Old Flame & E-mail Etiquette

A concerned site visitor writes:To make a long story short, an old boyfriend found me on the Internet. He is married but not happily (so he says), I am widowed. He arranged for me to meet him at a … [Read more...]

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