to think that acknowledging email/text responses should be normal when you've asked for help?

[Treague]

FIL texted me yesterday to ask for info about, of all things, spa treatments that MIL might like.

I don't have a clue but did some research and texted. Then I thought, googling this sort of crap is confusing enough to me and I half-understand cosmetic-speak. So I sent him an email with some links in it.

Have I received any sort of response to either? Have I fuck.

AIBU or would you do this, and if so stop it why?

I sometimes forget to text or e mail back to people as i am caught up with something and just simply forget. Perhaps he is looking at stuff and following up from the links you sent. I wouldn't take the hump about it.

But...but...if you've asked for help, and someone gives it, you ignore their effort?

Would you just say nothing if it was a real life situation? Just stand there as they gave you the thing you'd asked for and say no words?

Am I hopelessly out of touch here? Please tell me there are some other hump-takers around!

I'm with you Treague! If you help someone face to face, via text or email, they should thank you. It's rude not to. Having said that, he may just be following up on your advice, and may well get back to you once he's booked something up. Maybe just text him and ask how he got on?