Lol great post...I've had one e-crush in recent memory, mostly because I really vibe with the individual's writing, and I think that if we were ever introduced to one another, we'd make really good friends...other than that, I'm too busy off in the real world working and seeing whose eye I can catch out here in these mean streets of DC...

I'm pretty much the same way...I love talking to people, love hearing about people's days, but it can only be CERTAIN people. I think I have a list of about maybe 5 people I can actually sit and have lengthy phone conversations with, and most of those 5 are people I don't see often. Yeah, I can talk for longer periods when I am going through something or need some advice, but for the most part, I stay away from the phone.

Maybe that's due to the fact I think I have adult onset ADD. I swear, I can't sit still and do one thing for too long; it drives me up a wall. I create reasons to get off the phone because I can't stand to have it up to my ear for too long, especially when I'm trying to do other things...

But text/BBM/GChat/carrier pigeon me, and you have my attention...maybe because I can check and respond at my leisure? #shrug

I've definitely been here before...sometimes I have been the one to say things that maybe shouldn't have been said, and I have definitely been in the situation where people have said things to me that stuck with me for a very long time. I agree with your point about being completely sure that unabashed honesty is the best method to use in any conversation, because once it's said, it's out there, never to be retracted. A lot of times I leave my true opinion to myself, or I vent to people that aren't really involved in the situation. That way, I can get out what I need to get out without hurting anyone involved in the situation...I feel that since I only truly vent to those people that I truly trust, no one really loses anything here.

I agree with all three types, and I daresay I've dealt with all three types...in my opinion, it doesn't really take that long to send a text saying "hey just wanted to see how you're doing...", it might take all of 10 seconds. I think we're all busy to an extent, but as my mom says, "you make time for who and what you want to make time for..." It's not imperative that we have long, drawn-out discussions on the daily, or that I see you on the daily, but I should at least hear from you. There are way too many methods of communication available for you to not say anything to me...