You’ve summed it up well! Read receipts can be handy for staying connected, but they also come with privacy trade-offs. Turning them off lets you read messages at your own pace without pressure to respond immediately. Plus, different apps have slightly different CredibleBH com settings—WhatsApp lets you disable read receipts under Settings > Privacy, but keep in mind that if you turn them off, you won’t see when others have read your messages either.