Earlier on today, I sent a jokey message to someone.
They replied with a good humoured response to my joke, and a sentence saying that I wasn't what they're looking for, and wishing me good luck with my search 🙂
I replied back and thanked them for being so polite, and that was that.
It was a
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clear and obvious rejection, and yet because of the very polite and good humoured way in which it was done, I took absolutely no negative feeling away from the experience whatsoever. In fact, I was pleased to think that there are still people out there who can have the manners and the front to handle the situation in this way.
There are always people who, when rejected, however nicely or politely, will completely go nuts and become abusive/aggressive. That's not acceptable and those kinds of people should rightly be blocked and avoided.
But there are also people who appreciate manners, and appreciate being told directly and politely that they aren't compatible with the addressee. Manners cost nothing at all - this is true whether you are sending OR receiving messages. If someone has messaged you, providing they're polite and good natured in their conduct, even if they're not for you, is it really that difficult to take five seconds to type a reply in kind?
This post isn't directed at any particular person or at any particular group of people. Just something to consider.