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Is not responding rude?  

Monticellohorny 61M/64F  
21 posts
4/16/2014 11:47 pm
Is not responding rude?

We were raised to believe that if someone politely communicates with you it is just plain rude not to give some response.
But, in this Electronic age it seems as if many,(maybe even most others), don't see it that way.
So what do you all think? Is it rudeness to ignore polite emails expressing interest? Is it fine to ignore attempted contact if you aren't interested? And if it is fine, would you do the same in person, or is it a case of being comfortable treating people online in ways you would never do in person?
It is very rude!
It is kind of rude, but it's online so who cares.
Nothing wrong with it at all, online, or even in person.
Don't think it happens very much.
Ignoring them is a polite response.


Monticellohorny 61M/64F  
20 posts
4/17/2014 7:55 pm

Well, at least your response helps us to understand how our society has gotten so rude.
But we still know a lot of people who would not hesitate to punch out anyone rude enough to ignore them when they speak to them.


stormygurl4u 78T
91 posts
4/18/2014 8:04 am

Rude is rude, and no amount of excusing it makes it less so. Actually ignoring it compounds the rudeness. If you believe the message is rude (and it too often is), a simple reply of "no," or "not interested," or even a "too crude," is better than no reply and takes little effort. By ignoring the message you sink to the level of the sender. If a second message is sent, and is also rude it is time then to ignore.

Any time there is a polite respectful inquiry, it deserves a polite respectful, even if short, reply. To ignore it is rude, conventional wisdom or no conventional wisdom!. RUDE is Rude, and it is hard to hide.


Monticellohorny 61M/64F  
20 posts
4/19/2014 11:26 am

We do understand what you mean. Even though all contacts will get some response. Even, crude one liners, which most likely get an explanation why we and most others find those kind of messages offensive, in the hope that we can even in some small way make the lifestyle better for all.
And as we have pointed out before, we did specify polite contacts. Which we think also implies that at least some thought went into the contact.


Monticellohorny 61M/64F  
20 posts
4/25/2014 3:28 pm

Beachbutterfly - There can be all kinds of reasons not to respond, but rude is rude no matter the justification. Plus, wouldn't it be better to tell them what the problem is in the hope that they will learn and at the very least not offend others the way they did you.
Oh and on the subject of straight but looking for women, the Mrs is straight(has absolutely no interest in girl/girl play), but a 3some were the Mr pleases both the women is great fun.


marieandsteve555 68M/53F
13 posts
7/25/2015 10:22 am

We selected "It is kind of rude, but it's online so who cares." because it was the closest answer to what we think. Our Answer would have been "Of coures it's rude but it's online so you have to expect a few rude people". Overall we have found most members of HotMatch.com to be respectful.


jimnruth 68M/67F
28 posts
3/30/2017 11:22 am

It depends on multiple things

Polite emails from Couples we always reply to .... UNLESS its obvious they did not read our profile to know we are probably NOT a match ... i.e. our ages and body types are in our profile ... but in Their Profile they state 30-50 or Attractive & Fit ... ergo we are NOT a match

One Liners from Single males under 40 are ALWAYS Ignored .. they are like puppies ... if you respond ... they pester you to Explain ... if Ignoring does not work -- then they get BLOCKED

This may seem Rude to some ... but Punching someone for Ignoring you is actually a Crime

Any day your NOT in JAIL ... is a Good Day


zach224 36M
1 post
11/6/2020 1:14 pm

Why would a strong response become rude because we are all on this site for one thing and thats sex if you want a new husband then sign up to a different site I get flirts all the time but no response to anything and I open with just saying hello.
just one word so I say go fuck off if you get a bad response


extralube123 71M/76F  
3 posts
3/10/2021 7:49 am

If your not interested, a simple "Thank you, but not interested" only takes a few seconds to send. But yes, always reply if a message is sent.


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