What makes it hard to reach out?

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Is there someone you have lost touch with?

Someone you have been meaning to message and have not.

Yes, one person in particular Yes, more than one Not really I am not sure

Who, roughly? No names needed.

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How long has it been?

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How did it happen?

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What actually stops you sending something?

Pick as many as are true.

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If you tried to write that message right now, how would it go?

I know roughly what I would say I would stare at it and not know where to start I would write something short and a bit bland I would write it and then not send it

If you do know what you would say, what is it?

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How many people is this true of?

Roughly. Nobody has counted.

Just one 2 or 3 4 to 10 More than 10

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Have you ever tried to fix this?

A reminder, a list, a note to self, anything.

No, never tried anything Yes, and it did not last Yes, and I still do it

What was it, and what happened to it?

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When did you last actually message someone you had lost touch with?

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When you do reach out, how does it go?

Pick as many as are true. It is rarely just one.

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Do you text people from your Mac computer?

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Would you let it read that conversation?

Here is how it would work. Clarence reads your recent iMessages with that one person, on your Mac, so it can see what the two of you last talked about. That is what lets it draft something specific rather than a generic hello. Be honest here: a no is worth more to me than a polite yes.

Fine, as long as it stays on my Mac Fine, but only that one conversation Depends what it keeps afterwards Uneasy, but I might No, I would not install that

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How do you feel about an app writing the message for you?

This is the part I am least sure about, so please be blunt.

Fine, as long as I edit it before it sends Only if it genuinely sounds like me I would rather it just told me who to message Writing it myself is the whole point

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What would stop you actually using it?

Pick as many as apply. This is the most useful question here.

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If this existed today, would you want to use it?

The honest answer, not the kind one.

Yes, absolutely Yes, I think so I would wait until I heard it was any good No

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Anything else?

The part I have not thought to ask about is usually the important one.

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Can I come back to you?

You have just thought about this harder than most people ever do, so your reaction is worth a lot to me. Pick as many as you like, or none.

Show me what it looks like, I will tell you what I think Send me the app when it is ready Email me a question if you get stuck on something Nothing, thanks

Your address, if you picked anything but the last one.

Leave it blank and your answers still count. I just will not be able to reply.