I’ve always taken a long time to respond to messages at the beginning of dating someone because I’m a perfectionist/over-thinker, but I know that other people don’t interpret slow response that way.
Do you interpret slow responses as a lack of interest? Does it make you less interested in dating someone? Should I bring this up with people I date?
I’ll take hours to respond to someone when I first match on a dating app, for example. I don’t do it to play games or because I’m not interested. It might have to do with being shy/highly sensitive and I need to slowly increase interaction or I get overwhelmed.
Once I get to know someone, I become more comfortable and text back faster. But even with friends, I am someone who takes a long time to respond and forgets to text back sometimes.