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Hi,

 

Okay, I think I might be a bit overanalytical here, but here is a hypothetical situation:

 

If a girl emails a guy she knows (as an acquaintance) for advice about something school or work related, what does his response time mean? Is it a good sign if he responds within minutes, or does it mean nothing?

 

Thank You :-)

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It means he is sitting at his computer, sees the question, and answers it immediately....

 

And starts off with "As I'm at my PC/Laptop right now, I can help you straight away... here's how it goes....."

 

It's really no more complicated than that.

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It means he is sitting at his computer, sees the question, and answers it immediately....

 

And starts off with "As I'm at my PC/Laptop right now, I can help you straight away... here's how it goes....."

 

It's really no more complicated than that.

 

That would be my answer as well.

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Could it be a sign of disinterest if he emailed back within 5 minutes using a blackberry? Meaning he did not put a lot of thought into the email?

 

Hi,

 

Okay, I think I might be a bit overanalytical here, but here is a hypothetical situation:

 

If a girl emails a guy she knows (as an acquaintance) for advice about something school or work related, what does his response time mean? Is it a good sign if he responds within minutes, or does it mean nothing?

 

Thank You :-)

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If he e-mailed using a blackberry, it means he picks up his e-mail using a blackberry, and answered that way because he's away from a PC/Laptop.

 

What the hell is the problem here?

Why are you trying to hyper-analyse everything?

What the hell is wrong with people that they think there is hidden meaning, subtle messaging and psychological mind-game tactics going on?

Fer chrissakes, if a general, school/work-related question is asked - that's what a guy is responding to! The question! Because he can!

 

You asked him a question.

he's answered it.

Isn't that what you wanted?

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You can't read meaning into "response time." Sometimes people legitimately cannot respond quickly. It doesn't mean they don't want to respond quickly. Likewise, they may respond quickly because it's convenient to do so.

 

The content of the response could be significant, however. Did he flirt with you?:love:

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If he e-mailed using a blackberry, it means he picks up his e-mail using a blackberry, and answered that way because he's away from a PC/Laptop.

 

What the hell is the problem here?

Why are you trying to hyper-analyse everything?

What the hell is wrong with people that they think there is hidden meaning, subtle messaging and psychological mind-game tactics going on?

Fer chrissakes, if a general, school/work-related question is asked - that's what a guy is responding to! The question! Because he can!

 

You asked him a question.

he's answered it.

Isn't that what you wanted?

 

haha, I think youre getting as impatient as me on here with the newbies Tara...

 

Hey OP, if he actually answered your question while responding within 5 minutes, then its a good thing.

 

If he didnt, then he responded to be polite.

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Frankly, I don't see it is a good or bad thing.

 

He answered your school/work related email promptly. I would do the same thing for anyone without a second thought as to "signals being given"

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