myotherself
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ORIGINAL: StrongSpirit A sub emailed me yesterday. We sent a couple of emails back and forth (not chat). I will not reveal her identity, it is not relevant. so far, so good quote:
I asked her what turns her on and she responded (very short response, couple of phrases and then "openness"). She did not include any question or other significant stimuli to continue the conversation. so in your second message (as you state you only sent 2 in total) you ask her (your words, not mine) what turns her on. Her response is short and tends towards the non-sexual. She didn't ask any questions, or try to continue that particular thread of conversation. To be honest, from the female POV, it gets tedious being asked about your turn-ons. A lot of the time it's just HNGs looking for wank-fodder, so those of use who have been here for a while, and who are looking for a relationship rather than a quickie, tend to avoid those questions. Your intuition should maybe have told you that she wasn't comfortable with that particular topic and maybe you should have moved back to something more general and less sexual. quote:
As I was reading her email, I got a phone call and answered it, turning off my computer. So, again from her POV, you ask her about her turn-ons, she sends a bland reply making it pretty clear she's uncomfortable with that line of questioning, and you don't reply. Being blunt here, OP, that's how the HNGs react. You don't give them what they want, they either disappear or send an offensive message back. Maybe she was mistaken, and you weren't just trying to crawl into her panties, but it's certainly not unreasonable to assume that you didn't get what you wanted and now you've ended the conversation. It happens a LOT, particularly to female subs. I've lost count of the number of times it's happened to me, and to be honest it gets bloody irritating after a while. I'm not saying that was your intent, but now that you know the situation, maybe this is something you'll think about when talking to your next prospective partner. quote:
Today I go back to my computer to find 3 things. 1) About 45 minutes after I had turned off the computer she saw that I had read her last email and sent me another email, asking if her answer was "not good enough." 2) About thirty minutes after that she sent me a one word email "asshole" 3) And then blocked me. Again, this is standard HNG behaviour. Personally I would have waited a day or so to see if any reply was forthcoming, and I wouldn't have bothered wasting pixels on the insult, but I don't know how many HNGs she's had in her inbox recently and how pissed off she is at that point. quote:
Note, she should have been able to see that the email in point 1) had not been read. Apparently she assumed I was ignoring her, but not blocking her. Again, she might have assumed you'd used the 'hover' facility to check the message and decided you couldn't be bothered to reply. Of course, if you were seriously interested in her you could have sent a message saying 'phone - brb'. Maybe that's what she's expecting...and she's disappointed because she thought she'd found a 'real prospect' who turned into 'every other HNG'. quote:
A) This was email, not chat. Was I rude? Did I have to reply to her email that day, or is it still allowable to wait some time and think about my reply? I had sent two emails and she had sent 3, before I left. So she messaged you to say hi. You messaged back to say hi. She responded to that, then you ask her what her turn-ons are. She replied in a way which made it clear she wasn't comfortable, then you signed off. Rude....dunno. Maybe. Presumptuous? Maybe. Thoughtless? Maybe. Would I have continued to converse with you? That would entirely depend on the message I'd have waited for the next day. quote:
B) Regardless of whether or not I was rude to not answer with one and a 15 minutes, was she rude? Did I get lucky and avoid a problem person? Rude...dunno. Maybe. Frustrated and angry? Most probably. Overreacted? maybe. I think the question is - did you both avoid people you wouldn't be compatible with? I would say yes. quote:
C) I found out that she had blocked me when I sent a polite explanatory email that also stated how I like it when subs apologise (without actually asking her to do so.) Was this a wimpy thing to do? Should I have just blocked her? Should I have required her to apologise? I had to laugh at this bit. OP - read through what I said in response to the other bits, and then look at it from her POV. In her position would you have felt that the onus was on you alone to apologise? Did you apologise in your polite explanatory email for any confusion that you caused, and offer the hand of friendship? Or was it simply an explanation followed by a strong suggestion that she should apologise? The former I would have accepted. The latter I'd have just sighed deeply and blocked, before moving on. Try approaching prospective partners as women first, and subs second. Talk to them like you would talk to someone you would meet in a bar and were interested in. Remember that communication by message is not only about the words you write, but when you write them. I wish you luck.
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