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Welcome to another featured contest. I'm glad to be part of this discourse. I hope today is bringing good tidings. I woke up expectant, and I believe before the day is over, I will receive my package.
To begin with, texting Do's and Don't can affect our relationships with our friends and personal lives either positively or negatively or in a way that they won't be able to express themselves the way they should and some can't communicate the way they should because they lack communication skills. Social media space has exposed us to many things we can resist.
Personally, 70% percent of my character towards my friends online is the same percent in real life when I meet them one-on-one. We know our slogans when we meet online or physically. They know what I'm capable of doing or saying this. And this works or keeps our relationships going. I can't recall the day I had issues with each other. This is our way of life within my close cycle. They know the time I'm free, if they don't know, they will ask in a chat or a call or a beep. At times, I type posts on my phone and respond to their chats. They know the things I can post online and the things I can say on the phone when we are communicating.
However, there are some sets of people, like my natural parents or elderly people, that I can't relate to the way I do with my friends. If I do, I'm going to scatter the relationship. There is a big expectation from me when we communicate, and it must be there because they aren't my mate. They can call me in the middle of the night, and I pick, but this is the principle I have set for myself for my friends, and they adhere to it. But this big person will not want to be here, and I have no choice but to succumb.🤣🤣🤣🤣. And this keeps us going.
Two weeks ago, I was observing my devotion and my friend called me I didn't tell them openly that I do observe my fasting and prayers on so-so days rather I put it this way, "don't call me on Monday from morning till 10 am" without telling them what I used to do that day". When I was done, I called that I was in the church. She immediately apologizes and we continue with our conversation.
So, I will state my texting Do's and Don'ts so we can learn from what I like and the things I don't like.
My Texting Do's and Don'ts
First, I like reading concise messages that will brood understanding as I'm reading through for a clear response or feedback. On the other hand, messages that don't come with understanding or text with ungrammatical errors will piss me up, and I might not respond immediately until the sender resends his/her message for more clarification.
Second, I like proper tone texting on my WhatsApp or other social media platforms. The tone setting is very important as it determines your day. Proper tone texting to me and others offers free-flowing communication between us. On the other hand, it doesn't. Instead, it invites problems for both parties. One of my friends dropped a text to me on WhatsApp, and it sounded so weird that I asked myself if this guy understood me at all. I started reducing how I chatted with him. Physically, he does the same thing, misunderstanding me and lots more. We see that improper tone brings a lot of problems in our relationships, we don't know the tone to use, which might alter our relationships.
Third, Quick response, is another thing in texting. I chat with a friend for an hour because of a quick response. I drop a text for you, and you respond immediately; this is what keeps me on a chat for a long time.
All these can reflect my personal life. My communication means a lot to my physical environment and my style of speech can either mar or encourage people around.
This post is in response to the #Hivelearners contest week 130 edition 3
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