To: Diane
From: Tony
did you take care of that rsvp?
From:
Diane
To: Tony
Hi, honey! How’s your day
going? I’m good – thanks for
asking! Stacked with the usual
round of posts, articles, blogs and web content, and I dropped
off the kids to school in tears after one of them told me I was the meanest mom
ever. But overall, I'm good!
Anyway – no, I hadn’t taken care of the RSVP. But I’ll do it right now. Have a great day!
Love,
Smoopie
(That’s our nickname for each other. Remember? From Seinfeld?
Those were the days, watching TV on Thursday nights for three blissful
hours back in the days before our "babies" took over the roost. And I'd never go back. But I digress!)
So you get the gist of the problem here. Yes – the word count in my response
email weighs in by just a few more
than my husband’s. Even in the beginning my beloved warned me he didn't, "give good phone," and I admit, he doesn’t like email much better. To him, such media is simply a delivery
system for critical information – just the facts, ma’am. For me, they’re opportunities to
connect. Talk. Share.
Guys – are you laughing? Ladies – can you relate? (Not to be sexist.
It’s just that I find most women yearn for a bit more conversation then their
beaus.)
After reading my response, my hubby didn’t get mad per se,
but he did gather the men folk in his office to dissect our communication
conundrum.
And, devoted problem solvers, they devised what is sure to be the next big buzz
in technology – an APP that tailors email communication between spouses automatically. Brilliant! (I really do love that guy!)
So, for example, the APP would add a bit more text to my
husband’s original email. Something like this, Hi, honey – how’s your day going? By the way – LOVED your curried chicken last night –
thanks! Hey - did you get a chance
to send in the RSVP? Thanks. I love you, and hey, let me manage
homework tonight. You get the idea.
Conversely, the APP would remove some of my wording. You know – just deliver the facts. That’s all my hubby really wants to
know. So the APP would parse my text
to read, Hi – didn’t get to it; but I will. Oh – and I’m open to the idea of sex later.
Now that would be an email my husband would love. Do you think he’d even need an APP to
respond to that one properly??
What about you? Would you buy the APP? And what would you name it? Share your ideas with me!
What about you? Would you buy the APP? And what would you name it? Share your ideas with me!
Timeless Wisdom: "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11
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