"I probably would have said something about how "since the original proposal numbers were far off what your recently hired L believes to be fair, (esp since the partnership interest was not factored in...) but sure, you'll send it on over to your L for their any additional feedback."
Why do I differ from 25, you ask? It is because by using these words, you're giving H ammo to charge ahead and twist it around to make it in such a way that you're the one that is making this process difficult. Be damned if you dare to EVEN suggest that H's numbers are voodoo! I just can see where H would get all hot and bothered by this comment.
Which is why I lke this vanilla response:
H, thanks for getting back to me on this. Yes, I do have the proposal you sent a while back. Please give me your L's email address and a phone number so my L can get in touch with him/her regarding your proposal. Thanks. M
How can H argue with this text? There's nothing for H to counter back or arugue back with right there.
My question is why should she even CARE if H gets all hot and bothered by anything she says? Mellisa has no control over how her H reacts. She why act like you do. H is being a pr1ck and is trerating Mellisa like she doesn't know anything. That shows such a lack of respect. Honestly, the best thing she can do is let the lawyers handle it all. Just deal with him when it involves the kids. That way, there is no wondering how he will react.
Brian,
The goal in email/text exchanges is to keep them as neutral as possible otherwise Melissa's H will spew left and right with all sorts of sundry stuff. You don't want to give the WAS any ammo more than necessary. Yes, M isn't in control of how H reacts, but SHE is in control of how she communicates with H. Hence the suggestion to keep communications vanilla. You've seen how Melissa's H responds to her communications: give him an inch and he'll grab a mile!
