# Email Etiquette Tip for Calm Responses

> Wait eight hours before replying to angry emails to get what you want.
- Title: Email Etiquette Tip for Calm Responses · Slate Magazine
- Summary: Wait eight hours before replying to angry emails to get what you want. Waiting eight hours before sending emails helps resolve conflicts and achieve goals…
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- Source: Slate Magazine — https://slate.com/technology/2026/09/email-etiquette-angry-therapist-advice.html?via=rss
- Author: Susan Shapiro
- Published: 2026-09-27T13:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: email etiquette, therapy advice, insurance company, ex-boyfriend, money loan, russian woman
## Angry Email to Insurance
I wrote an angry email to my insurance company about denied medical tests.

> Listen you corrupt clowns, I already sent you the forms you requested five times so this is obviously just a typical ruse to get out of paying
## Therapist's Advice
My therapist suggested waiting eight hours before sending emails to process information and calm down.

> Draft a response, and then wait eight hours before sending it
## Insurance Response
The insurance company reimbursed me completely after I sent a calm email.

> Thank you so much for your help with this complicated matter
## Ex-Boyfriend Loan Request
An ex-boyfriend emailed me asking for $4,000 to help a Russian woman cover her son's tuition.

> He needed money because a Russian woman he was involved with couldn't afford the tuition for her son
## Refusal to Loan Money
I refused to loan the money after learning about the Russian woman's situation.

> What a scam. I told him so, refusing to comply and letting him know he shouldn't be giving away money he needed to borrow
## Key takeaway

Waiting eight hours before sending emails helps resolve conflicts and achieve goals without reacting emotionally.