Dear DC:

We exchanged emails yesterday, only 7 days since we first communicated for the first time. As I wrote to you in the 3rd email, I I feel awkward about communicating with you on email because as gracious as you are (and you are!), as close as I feel to the subject matter that we’ve been discussing, I just don’t know you long enough to communicate with you on a more intimate level (email=>phone calls=> in-person).

For example, when I post on tiny buddha in a member’s thread, I do not expect to get a reply and am not disappointed when I don’t. But when I send an email I expect a reply and when I don’t get it, I feel disappointed and hurt.

Here is what I suggest: I am fine and dandy with communicating with you here, for as long as you wish (I will not mention your true name or country), and if, in the future, you and I are comfortable about moving to email, we will.

anita