Ok normally I make first contact with a lady by PM. Broke my own rule this morning and made a couple of phone calls. Unfortunately I didn't get through to any of the ladies. I didn't leave any messages and the "window of opportunity" passed so to speak.
Move on, forget about it until next time. I normally plan in advance anyway - I much prefer this.
A few minutes ago I received a text message from a number I didn't recognise.
When I checked I was surprised
/ shocked
/ horrified
to find out that the text was from one of the ladies that I'd tried to contact earlier.
Now I know that the old hands here will say use a punting phone / sim ya
ya but I don't and I'm sure that there are many like me that should but.......
To put it into context the text arrived about 3 1/2 hours after my call. It wasn't explicit but would still require explaining if seen by the wrong person (it wasn't). Also the lady in question is a well respected and regular poster. I think that this is very unprofessional and I'm surprised at this lady, whom I've never actually met but would love to.
So boys and especially girls........is this acceptable?
IMHO - no, a text 5-10 min later is fine but 3 1/2 hours later
btw I have come across a lady who has a voicemail message on her phone saying "the office is unattended etc" which I think is very clever should your missus find the number on your phone and decide to ring it.