opps sorry just reaslised where i have posted this and it should be in the blather and babble threads. Can you please move it for me.

many thanks

Steph

I was wondering if I would be lowering myself by responding. Even tho I am a bit insulted by the pointless email, I am just gratefull for the highlight that I provide a service for guys who don't like skinny women.

I know I am going to be extra grateful to the next client who compliments me!

LOL....I pissed myself laughing reading Honey's post. Hil ari US!

See, normally I would have recommeded to tell him off to the maximum degree...but there's 2 reasons why I wouldnt. For one like they said, he (or she, its probably a chick doing that!) wants you to get mad. They know they've offended you when you do so it just gets them rolling on the floor, pissing on themselves like drunkards...laughing. Two...its an email. This person obviously wouldnt say this to your in person or even the phone...which is unfair game as you cant come with a come back to how they looks.

But...deep down inside, I feel people need to be told off. Seriously. People cannot get away with sayying hurtful things and expect to be let off the hook. I would have told him,

"yes I am, and guess what I make good money from it and guess what?  Obviously your ass wanted me enough to write that shit to me for you to even waste your fucking time sending me that shit. Aint it funny how you cant stand that I can work it yet am doing just fine? But thanks for reminding me that I still can work it"

Now that...would have put him/her in his/her place. They'd feel  about your confidence and    that you can do what you do.

No no no, he's a troll. If you respond you'll only encourage him.

However, I did respond to one of those emails once. I said that I could tell by his email that he was having a bad time; maybe just a drunken night lashing out or maybe a period of low self-esteem. I said that I'd suffered from depression and low self-esteem myself when I was younger, and that although I was on holiday so couldn't guarantee a timely response, if he wanted to cut the vitriol and talk about it I'd help if I could.

I didn't hear anything from him/her after that, and it was satisfying.

Yes I've done similar. I said I was sorry to hear that he was feeling so bad about himself that he needed to boost his sef esteem by abusing stangers.

I said I hoped he got better soon and wished him well.

I didnt hear back either but 9.5 times out of 10 I would not bother with a reply, but every now and then I get the urge.

What a dick!!!

I have decided to go with the no response option and to see if he writes again. On the main basis of its been some hours since i read it and i dont want him thinking i have been sat up all night crying about it. Apart from that i am far to busy to get involved in a email meeting of minds (if indeed he has one!)

I agree with the majority and I feel you were right not to reply, though the you are a sad person who needs to boost his selfestem reply would have been good too.

 I often find it hard to resist replying to these idiots, but I don't want to give them the satisfaction of thinking they got to me at the end of the day I'm glad I appeal to idiots like them anyway. and as Joey said, I can work it and do perfectly well with it.

I'm still puzzled by a call I had from a thoroughly pissed individual slurring: 'I've seen your pictures and I can believe you are the size you say you are'
Not sure if it was meant as an insult or a backhanded compliment, either way I never heard from him again.