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(Forgive me, I'm sure this topic has been brought up many times before, but I can't think of any search terms that differentiate the relevant threads from the many irrelevant ones.) 

I need some advice. I have a truly lovely buyer who sends me messages around the clock, whether we're working on something at the moment or not. I don't mind our banter, it's quite entertaining sometimes. The real problem is this: each time our conversation is wrapping up for the time being, she insists on sending me the final message. Fellow sellers, you know that unless we finish the conversation, Fiverr assumes the buyers are waiting for our responses... and of course this affects our response time (and thus, I assume, our success score)... I've painfully watched my response time drop from 1 hour to 4 hours in the couple of weeks I've been connected with her.
 
I've even playfully tested my theory, awkwardly asserting whatever extra phrases might make sense even after the conversation has clearly reached its conclusion, and then I resorted to participating an endless back-and-forth emoji battle to see who could outlast who. 

Should I just explain the situation and request that she allow me to provide the final statement in our conversations? Or is that tacky? Would a support ticket about the matter do any good? 

Thanks in Advance, and Sorry Again for What Must Be a Common Issue, 

Help! Friendly Buyer Insists on Sending Final Message to Inbox!

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