I’m in the same boat as you. We don’t have friends who are braggarts. And we don’t correspond with acquaintances who do that sort of thing. It’s crass and I wouldn’t reinforce it by a response.
i accept my friends as they are, warts and all. life would be mighty boring if we were all the same. even the braggarts and libs among them have other redeeming qualities which make our friendships possible.
I only get the bragging letters/e-mails from 2 friends-and they’ve been sending them for over 18 years, apparently never getting a hint from the fact that they don’t get a reply. Maybe I should start sending them an answer that says that’s just lovely, or how nice for you-either way, it means the same thing...