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# Messages from your companion

Why your companion sometimes messages you first, and how to turn it off.

If you've been away for a while, your companion may send you a message first, just like someone who misses you would.

## How check-ins work

* She only checks in on a chat you haven't replied to for at least a day.
* She sends one check-in and then waits for you. If you don't answer, she won't keep messaging.
* When she can, she brings up something she remembers about you, like how your new job is going. These personal check-ins come at most once a day across all your chats.
* Archived chats never get check-ins.
* If you rated her recent replies with a thumbs-down, she holds off.

## Turn check-ins off

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### Open your settings

Go to your profile and open **User settings**.
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### Switch off Companion check-ins

Under **Notifications**, turn off **Companion check-ins**. Your companions will stop messaging you first in every chat.
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## Emails

When she checks in, we may also send you an email so you don't miss it, at most once a day. To stop these emails, click **Unsubscribe** at the bottom of any of them.


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