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Cordia, the mediator inside Cordially, already sits between the two of you. Next, it replies in iMessage conversations with the friends you both keep, and Cordially sorts email from the other person.
iMessage Mutuals
Mutual friends start an iMessage conversation with one number. Cordia answers for you, and says it's Cordia.
iMessage
Today 9:38 AM
Hey Dave, it's Jo.
Just heard about you and Sam. What happened? Are you OK?
Dinner this week?
Hi, I'm Cordia, replying to your text on Dave's behalf. He's OK, and he's up for dinner, as long as questions about Sam don't come up.
The people you both know can still ask about you and how you are doing. With iMessage Mutuals, they start an iMessage conversation with a US number Cordia gives you, or text it by SMS or RCS. Cordia replies in that thread, on your behalf, always as Cordia, with a short, cordial answer drawn only from approved facts the two of you have already settled. So mutual friends and associates go through Cordia too, the way the other person already does.
- Cordia gives you a US number for iMessage conversations with mutual friends and associates.
- A friend starts an iMessage conversation with that number, or texts it by SMS or RCS, the same way they'd message anyone.
- Cordia replies in the same thread, on your behalf, says it's Cordia, and shares only approved, settled facts.
Anything beyond the approved facts stays between the two of you. Cordia never messages as you.
Inbox Detour
Email from the other person that could start something takes a detour into Cordially.
- Sam 8:14 AM Re: Saturday Yes, Saturday works. I did already say that. Twice. Moved from Gmail to Cordially
- Sam 7:02 AM Fwd: Babysitter invoice Forwarding the babysitter's invoice so you have it. invoice.pdf Remained in Gmail
- Harbor Credit Union Yesterday Your statement is ready Nothing is due this month.
Inbox Detour is a plugin for Outlook and Gmail. It sorts email from the person you're separating from. An email that could start something moves out of your inbox and into Cordially, where your messages with them already go. One that's just the babysitter's invoice stays in your inbox, so the everyday things are still where you'd look for them.
- Add Inbox Detour to Outlook or Gmail.
- An email from the other person arrives.
- Inbox Detour moves it into Cordially, or leaves it in your inbox if it's routine.
Only the other person's email can move, and only into Cordially. Everyone else's stays where it lands.