Read receipts – those signifiers that a message has been opened and read – fill me with terror, but plenty of people keep them on. Why?

There was a time when the main thing you had to worry about in casual social situations was the decision between a peck-on-the-cheek, a handshake, or a hug upon greeting.

Meanwhile, relationships have always been fraught with double meanings and crossed wires. Flowers – a spontaneous, fresh-scented display of thoughtfulness? Or a floral attempt to make amends, reeking of guilt?

@moniker42 @ladyhaja well yeah nothing worse than 'read at xx:xx' and no reply for ages

@horton_official @ladyhaja Also ignore. Sometimes for days at a time, and then draft replies when I'm on the underground

@julesmattsson @ladyhaja yes I turn them off where there is the option as I respond to people late all the time

@ladyhaja @elenacresci - ack! Rr is hell for dating, only care if I'm meeting people/plans change/someone is late.