Should I say it or should Y-O-U? It’s not that I’m standing on protocols just a ladder that I continue to try and climb. If I say “Hi” now will it lead to a whole conversation in which I will forget what step I was on before? How about if that “hi” would lead to a conversation that makes my life much better in ways that I could only dream about before the words come out? A matter of fact it could go the opposite way as well leading to you not responding or worse making it appear that I’m dependent on Y-O-U. “Hi” someone is going to say it unless we both are dealing with thinking about it way too much before the word comes out.