Yeah, but how happy would you be to suddenly receive a:
“Hi, apologies for the delayed reply, it turns out I’m really bad at replying to messages. Anyway, I would absolutely love to meet up whenever suits you best - although I do understand you sent that message in 2006, and circumstances have likely changed…”
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I hate that I do this, but when I do finally respond to an email or letter and it’s been too long, I sign off with “Yours eventually”
I hate how relatable this comic is
Yeah same. I don’t have many friends and those I do I neglect. I don’t deserve them.
Just moved house, working 2 jobs, finding it hard to fit everything in
Your friends know you have an executive function disorder. They will still be happier to get a response eventually. There might be some gentle ribbing, but it’ll be intended to be taken in stride.
I didn’t know I was on the spectrum until I got diagnosed earlier this year; I’d made this comic well before then (/I’m just sharing my old comics in this community) but in hindsight there’s a few of them that make more sense to me now that I know.
Hehe, yeah. Well, it’s not like there is a small amount of us. And that’s without including all the people that just don’t know yet. So, it still makes for popular comic material.
Oh, this is OC?
aye. i don’t have a website, really. just a tumblr from when i was making comics for fun.
For me is more like “when i have the time i will reply”
Two seconds later: “i believe i have already replied to it so it’s fine”
Next day looking at my phone:
I just messaged someone after not getting back after 4 years :) . Online friend so not completely crazy to have not communicated.
I’ve been thinking every so often that I need to reply to my friend’s text, because it’s been a while since he messaged me. Thinking it’d only been a few weeks, maybe a month tops.
He texted me last June.
…I am an irredeemable monster
I don’t think day 2 actually requires an apology, it’s pretty clear that yesterday was probably busy. The whole advantage of SMS is the messages can be chronologically separated, maybe I like to go through them in the mornings or something.
Day 3, sure I can see wanting to apologize there.
Oh thank you so much! That’s exactly what’s happening. I will save it for the next time I take forever to answer.
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