Anyone who has started an account for this site really should check their preferences and make sure things are as they wish them to be. You have options to receive messages through the site and to receive actual emails to your email address... along with many other preference settings to check. Nobody has to agree to messages or emails. Just choose "no" if you do not wish to communicate one way or both ways and check all other things on the list to see if everything is as you wish. You are given options to allow comments on your profile page, receive newsletters and more.
Any questions, just ask.
Any questions, just ask.