Well, it is up to YOU!!!

@ryanong (9665)
Vietnam
August 28, 2012 5:22am CST
I chat with a friend and then he asked me: Do you miss me? I replied: No, i didn't because i was very busy. He said; Ok, bye. Why i have to be in here to talk with you. If you don't miss me I see that i am disturbing you. Geez, i said: Ok, it is up to you, I don't remember any friend when i am very busy. Rarely i say i am busy, when i have to say i am busy it means i have no mood to think anything else. I really don't understand what happened in his head. I don't mind if he is not my friend anymore. How about you guys, Do you leave a friend just because your friend didn't remember you when he/she was so busy for a while?
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
28 Aug 12
I think it is just a petty quarrel. Give it some time, then have a good talk. everything will be alright. Cheer up!
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
28 Aug 12
Thank you. Well, as i told him, it is up to him, i don't mind about it more..just a bit confused...
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@andy77e (5156)
• United States
30 Aug 12
Are you Female?
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@andy77e (5156)
• United States
31 Aug 12
And this friend is a male?
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
31 Aug 12
Yes, i am.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
1 Sep 12
Yes, he is..Why?
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 12
The conversation is okay for me. I mean, it is normal to leave a chat if one side is not interested to continue it. Just the way the friend and you said perhaps make it a bit harsh???I am not sure about that..Hope your friend don't really mean it to break the relationship.Not every time when we need people they will be there for us. He should know that..(^^)
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@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 12
What a sensitive guy he is then~(^^) I know he's your friend not your boyfriend..What I mean with the relationship is the friendship between you and him.(^^)
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
Oh, then there is a bit misunderstanding in here. In my mind, a relationship..is for lover, couples only, not for friends. For friends, we have a friendship...
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
no no, i told him i was free for chatting and then we chatted for awhile and then suddenly he asked me that question. my answer is the truth, i don't miss him, that's all, it doesnt meant i am not interested to chat with him. He is my friend only, not my boyfriend so that there is no relationship in here...
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@sanjay91422 (2725)
• India
2 Sep 12
Hi again, I think it is all your own decision, so there is no need to feel anything about it. If you feel to not to talk to someone no matter what the reason then you have the total rights to say no, everyone has. I do the same thing so you are not alone.
• India
2 Sep 12
Such instances happen in our life and we have to manage them bravely otherwise they will manage us. I am happy that you did that.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Sep 12
ihiihi, i am very straight, that's why...
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Sep 12
hihii, i know what you mean. somehow it is like that, i can make a decision to talk to someone or not..but i am quite nice in friendship..so that i don't want to end the friendship with crazy reaon...by the way, if that guy asks me that question again, if i don't miss i still answer the same response...
• United States
29 Aug 12
Well, he asked fir it, didn't he? I will say that maybe your friend thought you were rude and felt like you didn't care at all. It might have been better to say something like 'can I talk to you later, I'm awfully busy now. ' Hope your friend grows some thicker skin and gets over it.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Sep 12
ryhanong so I thought you were a guy as guys tend to be too blunt bu you really snapped at him. a little tact and you could have s aid,"sure but you ca ught me at a badtime. can we talk later?" do you always answer people in that really blunt tactless way as if you did that to me I also would not want to ever speak to'y ou again,.I thought us women were supposed to be the m ore tactf ul of the sexes, but guess not.so you basically said in so many words I do not care for you bu t you are welling to chat with him? no it does not work like that.,You do not always have to tell the truth in such a callous way .,Y ou cannot both tell him you do not like him yet chat with him like a friend
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
No, in the beginning i told him that i can chat with him because i was free at that time. we shared somethings and then he asked me that question. In fact i didn't miss him and i answer like that...it doesn't mean i can't chat with him.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
1 Sep 12
hihi, thanks for your advice, i will try to talk a nice way in the next time if i am asked that question from a male friend.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
28 Aug 12
Uhm. First of all, I don't know if I clearly understand you, as it is obvious that you're not a native American speaker, but they you wrote this makes me think that you're too straightforward and could be a bit rude, even if it's unintentional... but I don't know if this choice of wording comes from your heart or from your English knowledge. I don't mean any offence. But let's suppose that you really said these things. You could have said this in a more diplomatic manner. I understand you, sometimes I don't have the mood, either, to talk to other people when I'm busy or weary or tired, but then I'm gonna tell them something like I don't feel like talking because I'm busy or tired, but I'm gonna call you back tomorrow or have a coffeee/tea with you. And telling straightforward to people that you don't MISS them, especially for a longer time, is rude, even if you don't wanna talk to anyone. You could have said that in a different way. Also, I do think every person has the time for what they really want. If he ignored your friend for that long time, in your friend's place I would have been pretty angry, too. A true friend is always their for the other one when they need them. If not, they are just buddies at most, not friends.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
28 Aug 12
Yes, i am not a native American speaker. And my friend in here is just for chatting. I know him long time and we just chatting through YM and Skype only. Sometime we didn't chat for long time since i was not online. We can't help each other anything just sometime chatting to share about study, life, etc. I am very straight, that's why i just told out what i think, especially with friends. Well, thank you for your advice. I think i should care about my talk in the next time even with friends (of course with foreigner friends only because with Vietnamese guys i can speak straightly like that and they are still happy to hear it)
@adforme (2114)
29 Aug 12
I think that the issue is how you came across. If there was any other way you could have handled the conversation, can you think of it right now? Would you have said, "Yes, I do miss you, but right now is not a good time to talk"? I think that when you have a friend you should put yourself in a mindset of how he or she feels, and they should do the same for you. Remember, you established that you could relate to each other in a certain way (as friends). Maybe you were stressed and in a position that did not leave you with a "friendly disposition". Just give your friend the "real deal" on your feelings at the time, and I believe you really were missing the ability to take the time to chat with your friend. Am I right when I say your true feelings should have come across this way? Just be the one to call your friend and clear the air of any animosity.
@adforme (2114)
29 Aug 12
I understand. Perhaps there was a question of appropriateness with such a question ("Do you miss me?"). Hopefully, you two can work out your friendship.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Yes, i hope so. if the friendship is ended by this reason, it is weird...
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
No, it is not like that. I was happy when i can chat with him but the real is i don't miss him. He is a male friend only and i don't think i miss a male friend. I do miss a boyfriend even though i was busy but with male friends, i won't. And i do say i miss you with female friends only. Well, i think that question is sensitive between a man and woman friend. In here male friends never ask me that question and i never ask them that question also. it is easy to get misunderstand if i say yes, i miss you, a man may think i have a feeling on him.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
29 Aug 12
Though I may be busy I always think of my friends and miss them. Maybe he took it the wrong way and thought you just never think of him anymore. Sometimes thinking of friends or family is what keeps me sane when busy-ness has got me down.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
29 Aug 12
Maybe so and he may message you again, you never know... We'll just have to wait and see.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
yeah, but today i don't log in Skype, i may log in in the weekend.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Umh, yeah, you maybe right. Well, i hope that guy will be calm down...
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
19 Jan 13
You know, there are some times that it is difficult in my life to actually spend time with my friends because of the fact that I am very busy with things that I have to deal with each and every day. However, I do tell my friends when I have the opportunity to catch up with them that I have missed them during the time when we haven't had the opportunity to spend time together and talk to each other. I'm not lying because even when I am busy, I do miss spending time with my friends and just chilling.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
21 Jan 13
i understand, it is the way to keep friends in a good friendship also. But i am not very fully seen to, it is my character, i can help or spend my time if my friends need but i never say that i miss them, maybe it is style in here, vietnam. If i said i miss them (male friends) they will think that i have feeling toward to them.
@Timeout (419)
28 Aug 12
Well, I think people expect us to say "Yes, I missed you" when they ask that, even if you have been very busy. It's just etiquette I guess. At least he was a friend, I remember when the POSTMAN made me that same question, he's been on holidays and came back, I really didn't know what to answer and didn't say nothing for 5 seconds or so, it was quite an awkward moment...
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
umh...yes, i think so...Umh, why some guys want to make a simple thing becoming complicated...he and i are friends only, opposite genders, better he should not ask me that question.
@Timeout (419)
29 Aug 12
Yeah, it's not an appropiate thing to ask IMHO. If you have the courage to ask that then you should accept the consequences in case the answer is not what you expected. He is very unfair to be mad at you because you didn't answer what he wanted to hear. Next time he shall think twice.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Sep 12
Exactly!!! hihihi...it is his fault...
@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
28 Aug 12
I have been very busy as well sometimes and when my boyfriend was calling, he said that I was a bit rude! I understand the mood that you're in right now, and every second counts and you don't have time to talk to anyone. Other people don't understand this though, unless they have been at the same position. I think that you should be a bit more relaxed with your friend and try to understand things from his point of view as well. When I thought about this incident with my boyfriend, I imagined myself calling him and listening to someone that only cares about hanging up to continue the work. I would feel irritated as well. I still do the same though, if I am busy I am too straightforward with everyone and I don't care about anything but my work! I just try really hard to explain to the other person that this happens because I am busy and stressed and it would be better if we could talk another time.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
No no, if he is my boyfriend then i can understand his action. But in here he is a friend only and i have no feeling toward to him also. All is clear that we are friends only. One my UK friend told me that he would never ask a female friend that question because it is easy to misunderstand. If he asks that question it means he wants to know that woman has feeling on him or not. I agree with his opinion also.
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@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Sep 12
umh...then he should thank to me with that answer because i speak out the truth... With feeling between a man and a woman, i want the truth....Some guys don't like a girl but their actions look like they like/love that girl...it is weird like that.
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@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
29 Aug 12
In that case you were right to talk to him like this. I thought that you were close friends but if he is just someone you have met and hang out a bit, then it looks weird! Maybe your friend is right, it is possible that he likes you and he wants to know if you feel the same.
@else22 (4317)
• India
28 Aug 12
I can't understand how you can remember anybody let alone miss them when you are busy doing something else.You are preoccupied with your work,fully concentrated on it.It is impossible to think of anything else except the work before you.There is no reason why one should get irritated just because you did not miss them then.Had I been in your friend's place,I would have written,'Ok,have you completed your work,ryan?When are we going to meet again?'
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Yes, i think so, it is easy to understand right? because he is not my boyfriend then why did he act like that? In here i never ask my friends do they miss me or not especially with male friends because if ask like that they think i am crazy or i have a feeling with them as feeling between a woman and a man, not only friends anymore.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
umh, yesterday, I told him he is not my boyfriend then don't need to act like that, and he said sorry to me.
@else22 (4317)
• India
29 Aug 12
No it is not easy unless you have a close and sharp look on his activities and body languages,words he uses and the way he behaves with you.
@Juliyan23 (600)
• Indonesia
28 Aug 12
Maybe he was in the middle of a problem - he just wanted someone caring him so he would feel comfortable to talk . Or maybe he was just misunderstanding on what did you mean. But it is bit weird since he is a man, not a girl. I tot he was a girl , because being bit sensitive like that is a common thing on a girl :) Just give him some times - let's see if see will talk to you again :)
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
2 Sep 12
ihihi, really? I know many mylotters think i am a man..but all my response/topics show that i am a woman. Yes, if i am a man, then if he asked that question i would think he jokes but in here i am a woman, better he should not ask me such question...
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Yes, if i were in his shoes, i never ask that question to a girl because it is easy to misunderstand, right? i can say i miss you to female friends only, not with male friends because i don't want they think that i have a feeling on them as a feeling of falling in love with them.
• Indonesia
29 Aug 12
Yes, you are rite. Since the question is easy to misunderstand - men usually use it on a joke not a serious conversation to a friend. Well, I tot you were a man too actually since your name in Indonesian is a man's name . I've just realize that you are a woman =) btw, my name is a man's name too but I'm a woman :)
• India
29 Aug 12
Hi. Even I came across the same situation. In that situation there will be no mistake of either. This will happen due to the over expectation on a person whom we think a lot. I would say that will be a sweet quarrel and a matter of jealousy as well. These small quarrels become reasons for building a great relationships if they were taken in positive way.:)
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
hihihi, here we are friends only, not be in a relationship. If he were my boyfriend then i could understand his feeling, but in here he is a friend only... If a male friend asks me the same question, i will answer the same answer, i don't want to make he misunderstand about my feeling.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
30 Aug 12
yes, i think so...well, it is up to him, if he wants to leave this friendship then i don't regret.
• India
30 Aug 12
Ohh..!! Sorry for that. I was diverted from the way I thought of posting. Well, then you are right. The way you respond is correct..
@AmbiePam (93884)
• United States
29 Aug 12
If someone asks if you miss them, you either say yes or laugh it off. Because no one asks that and will appreciate any other answer. I know it seems silly to you. And if I asked that and someone said no, I'd take it fine. But your friend sounds like someone super sensitive, so you are probably better off placating them in some way.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
you maybe right, he is quite sensitive. By the way it is my first time i faced to this problem. Next time i will say yes, i miss you even though i don't miss him at all.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
1 Sep 12
hi ryanong well now if you were my friend and I asked if you missed me and you said no in that rude way, I would be truly angry and pissed off. here in the US friends do not talk to one other like that."you were telling him he is not enough of a friend for you to stop what you are doing and in a way you just told him to get lost.If you did not mind then you have done your friend a good deed so he no longer needs to have any thing to ' do with you.He now knows you never really we re his friend,you need to learn some good manners if you do not want to lose all the f riends you have.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
1 Sep 12
Oh, really? one Hungarian girl tells me that i am very rude when say like that. I ask my UK friend and then he told me that he won't never ask a woman that such question except she is a person who he wants to court. So now based on your advice...i think...better i should say in a nice way to foreigners. In fact in vietnam, male friends never ask me miss them or not, because it is easy to misunderstand..if i say yes, a male friend may think i have a feeling on him. (In fact,i am not a guy Hatley, i am a girl). And i never ask a male friend that question also if he is my friend only.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
28 Aug 12
He is either mentally immature and want to behave childishly or he mistaken on your statement thinking that you told him to get off your back and get a life. He could have make a mistake in interpreting your words as you don't remember having such a friend like him. Cut him a slack and call him up once a while when you are free, there is no need to forgone your friendship with him just because of verbal misunderstanding, i would not have take it too seriously. Only adolescent or teenage boy and girl will behave in such a manner.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
hihihi, i think he is childish a bit because we are friends only. If he were my boyfriend then i could understand his action, but in here, he acted like that without any right reason. I say i miss you to female friends only, not with male friends because i don't want they get misunderstand about my feeling: they may think i have a feeling on them. In here if a male friend asks me that question, i will ask back: are you crazy? or are you my boyfriend?
@shylade (3132)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
If they are busy and need sometime alone then I will leave him/her that way but that doesn't mean we will not be friends anymore. I will leave with his/her time so he/she could finish what he/she is doing. Well, if your friend is really your friend then he will understand you. Just have a good talk after if aren't busy anymore.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Nope, in here i told him i have time to chat with him and then we chat. Suddenly he asked me that question and i replied no, i don't miss him. It is the truth because i can't replied yes, i miss you to him. Till now if a male friend asks me the same question, i still say no, i don't miss because i don't want he thinks that i have a feeling on him. I can say i miss you to female friends only.
• China
29 Aug 12
Due to you are under the weather and your hands are full at the moment,you feel sort of ill when your friends talk to you.If you have a good mood today. I think you will answer "yes,exactly."when your friends ask whether you miss him/her. Hence,It's not a big deal.Just calm down and make a apology to him/her later
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Huh? why? i don't miss him, it is the truth. I can say i miss you to female friends only, i don't say i miss you to male friends. I think he should not ask me that question because we are friends only.
@nupur123 (392)
• Hyderabad, India
29 Aug 12
This is really rediculous if someone leaves u for not missing them. Ihave many friends in my list and due to work shifts or houseproblems there r many times that we r not ablr to talk or miss each other but we never ever faced any such issues because we have faith and trust with each other.
@ryanong (9665)
• Vietnam
29 Aug 12
Yes, i have many friends in my list and i can't chat with them or miss them all. I do chat when i have free time only. He is crazy.... He acted as if he were my boyfriend. I was shocked a bit but now i am ok, i still say i don't miss him if he asks me one time more because it is the truth.