My Ex Work-Colleague/Friend Keeps Emailing Me Then Doesn't Email Back

[Treacle71]

My ex-work colleague moved to another city and we kept emailing each other after she left. In the end, it tapered off naturally of course seeing as we’re no longer working together. I sent her a Christmas card last year and, in the card, back to me, she wrote that she’d love to hear from me. Dutifully I replied, but I never heard back. Now, two weeks ago, she emailed out of the blue again saying how she’d love to hear from me and how time had suddenly passed by so quick. Again, I emailed her and again she hasn’t replied back. Am I wasting my time with her? What's the point of her contacting me when she doesn't reply?

[Redhelen72]

Life takes over and gets in the way.
She has replied but with long gaps - so if you cannot wait for a response just don't email her at all.

[jno]

she's not wasting a lot of time on you, and perhaps you should do likewise. She may have good reasons for taking her time, but if you don't like this, you don't have to keep up the correspondence.

[Canary42]

Such long-distance relationships also tend to be low-frequency. And "would love to hear from you" is really a quite common but meaningless sign-off.

[bobbinwales]

Sounds genuine to me... maybe just ignore questions your not interested in instead of criticising posters who ask if non chatterbank areas and are not spamming. These things are important to some people...maybe your out of touch with the younger generation

[douglas9401]

Far be it from me to defend old Paino but they do smell of machine generated guff.

[Hazlinny]

16.42Bobb/ Don't think Treacle comes into the "younger generation" - once she said she was 51, another time she spoke of living in London in the 70s! Nearly all her posts since Feb. this year follow the same pattern!

[Zacs-Master]

Hey, Paignton, look…..all capitals again!

[bobbinwales]

That's still pretty young by AB standards hazelninny!

[Old_Geezer]

She said that she'd like to hear from you. Nothing was mentioned about her writing to you.

Maybe stick to sending Xmas cards.

[Treacle71]

Thank you guys for your answers xx