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I think it's fine, sometimes I've read messages in passing but got distracted or wasn't able to reply right away then i'd get messages from the other person being annoyed i haven't replied.... so would rather turn them off and save myself the headache.
I always turn off read receipts. Sometimes I'll glance at a message and plan to reply later.
I don't understand why it would be seen as shady?
I don't understand why it would be seen as shady?
I also have mine permanently turned off. Nothing shady about it. I also turn off my ‘last seen’.
I have them turned off on iMessage but not on Whatsapp but I don't really care either way. I tend to message through iMessage for work quite often and would rather people didn't see when I have or haven't read a message lol...
I don't understand why people make a big issue out of others reading their message and not replying right away so it's understandable that people turn them off.
I don't understand why people make a big issue out of others reading their message and not replying right away so it's understandable that people turn them off.
Mine are turned off as is my last seen status. Always been that way!
Yes, and my online status on messanger
I have had them turned off for years, nothing shady about it - I don't see much use in people knowing when you've read a message either. I don't want to risk upsetting sensitive people by not replying immediately but can't always reply quickly/when I've read something, so there seem to be no benefits to leaving read receipts on tbh. If something was time pressured personally I would call anyways.
I have my read receipts on, but not my last seen. But it wouldn’t really bother me either way, and I don’t care when people have them on/off
Text me and you’ll get a reply in 12 to 24 working days,
you shouldn’t and don’t need confirmation I’m ignoring you.
you shouldn’t and don’t need confirmation I’m ignoring you.
I know that if I lived on my own and died no one would know I was missing. They'd assume I'd forgotten to reply.
But what about people that have the last seen hidden? 
Same here.
I select read receipts on for my boys on iMessage, but no one else, I sometimes turn it off on WhatsApp in the evening if I don’t want to be disturbed or can’t be arsed having a conversation!
How is it shady? We are already way too connected and contactable 24/7 maybe people actually want a minute sliver of privacy? Your probably one of those people who get annoyed if someone doesn’t text back immediately ! Some people have a life! Can’t believe u have asked this... there’s people starving out there ! Wow! 21st century problems..
May aswell just set up a live stalker cam in peoples homes.... how is having read receipts of shady wtf
May aswell just set up a live stalker cam in peoples homes.... how is having read receipts of shady wtf
Is this really an issue?! I’ve always turned this function off as (1) I value my privacy, and (2) if it was truly urgent the sender would call me... you know... ‘ring, ring’? 
if having this switched off makes me shady, then I really do despair
ETA: I’m just sitting here WTF’ing, shaking me head.
if having this switched off makes me shady, then I really do despairETA: I’m just sitting here WTF’ing, shaking me head.
When I was dating an absolute tit of a man, I must confess, I did find it shady that his was hidden.
8 years down the line I couldn't give a crap (I'm now happily married).
8 years down the line I couldn't give a crap (I'm now happily married).
I couldn’t care less, sometimes it’s helpful to see if someone’s got your message but other than that I respect their choices. I don’t even know if I have mine on.
I have my husband on the find people app so if he ever disappears I can find him
but I couldn’t really care about anyone else (my kids are too little to have phones).
I have my husband on the find people app so if he ever disappears I can find him
but I couldn’t really care about anyone else (my kids are too little to have phones).I cant believe this is actually a problem 
. I have all mine off and no ones ever questioned me about it. They probably have theirs off too! 
. I have all mine off and no ones ever questioned me about it. They probably have theirs off too! I think it’s shady how people have front doors why aren’t I allowed to see in to everyone’s house? Shady!