Just checking or just seeing

[greenisgood]

What is the popular way of opening a conversation (call or email) with someone you haven't seen in a while?

1) Hi there, I was just checking in with you to see how you were doing?
2) Hi there, I was just seeing how you were doing?

more common ones?

[timjphillips]

I would say that in the UK "Just checking in with someone" is not very common. It is possibly more common in American, I don't like the expression, it implies there is a timetable of check-ins to follow.


I would prefer:

Just seeing how you are.
just checking you are alright.
just wondering how you are doing.
just calling to see if you are alright.

:)