So I’m currently deployed out in the Middle East for the next 3 months. I have a couple of plates back in the states that have been texting me pretty often while I’ve been gone. I’m very busy out here and I don’t have time to constantly text back especially since I won’t be fucking either of them being gone.

I’m not trying to be pen pals with either plate however I would still like to keep them around for when I get back stateside. Any thoughts on how I should communicate with both plates going forward without becoming pen pals?