There are so many different layers of communication. The choice of which one (i.e. phone, text, email, letter) maybe one layer of overthinking. Then each communication has its own etiquette - whether or not to reply, the timing of the reply, etc. etc.
My rule of thumb is to write a snail-mail thank you note to everything. But then I am an aging baby boomer.
Handwritten notes seem more meaningful. When we get a card, we put it on our kitchen counter and view it many times. Emails, on the other hand, are viewed only once or twice.
Melvin, I bet you're wondering why you didn't simply text the guy next to you on the plane instead of kissing him - problem solved!
I'd have to ask him for his number though -- and he might get ideas.
There are so many different layers of communication. The choice of which one (i.e. phone, text, email, letter) maybe one layer of overthinking. Then each communication has its own etiquette - whether or not to reply, the timing of the reply, etc. etc.
My rule of thumb is to write a snail-mail thank you note to everything. But then I am an aging baby boomer.
Handwritten notes seem more meaningful. When we get a card, we put it on our kitchen counter and view it many times. Emails, on the other hand, are viewed only once or twice.