... until someone, with the intention of paying some attention to the inter-personal affairs - some time has to be allowed for this, after all - asked me ...

eventuell.

ah ok, thanks dude, I'll try and do something along those lines :)

that much time must be allowed

OT.That reminds me of the old line: "Guten Tag Helmi." "Für Dich Herr Helmi, soviel Zeit muss sein." :-)))

Danke to you too Helmi :)

Wenn man googlet, findet man weder dudes noch Helmis Formulierung. Das scheint's nicht ganz zu sein.

@Amarillo: you're certainly welcome to offer an alternative solution. My thinking, however, is that this is not a very common remark to make in English; it's something Germans say (more or less) frequently, Americans/Brits hardly ever, if at all.