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If you’ve ever watched “Law and Order”, “Alias”, or even Meet the Parents, you probably know a thing or two about how to read people. Watch where their eyes go, read their body language, listen to the tone of their voice-it will all give you little clues to tell if they’re sincere, if they’re lying, if they’re interested in you or if they’re just bored.
Unfortunately, today’s dating scene comes with one secret weapon designed to break you down: texting. A text has no body language and no tone, it’s just flat words on a shiny LCD. So how do you read a text without having a day long agony-fest over what it actually means? Easy. You’ve got me for that. So boys, saddle up: here’s the go-to guide for what she’s actually saying.
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Periods. Any time she writes a period at the end of the text (when the otherwise general lack of words would suffice to show that the thought is over) she’s one of two things: demanding, or pissed off. Probably at you. If you’re getting a lot of them, it’s a safe bet that you’re in trouble.
Exclamation Point! This is a universal sign of excitement, and it means she wants you to immediately picture her smiling and eager. Generally a good thing, unless she’s got energy to beat out the energizer bunny.
Question Mark? Obviously, questions need appropriate punctuation, especially in texts were there is no tone. Frequent question marks-especially when there isn’t really a question, like ‘We’ll meet up later?’ means she’s harboring some serious insecurities about your relationship.
What’s Up? If this is all the text says, it means she’s trying to ‘get in’ without being clingy or demanding. It’s a conversation starter that she hopes will earn her a few text messages and maybe even a rendezvous at the end. She’s playing it cool but wants you to be thinking about her.
Later. If she’s a buddy, ‘later’ is totally standard. If she’s your leading lady, ‘later’ is not good. Think about it-there’s ‘see you later’, ‘talk to you later’, and all sorts of ways of making plans in very casual ways, but she’s going out of her way to be brief and noncommittal. Not a good sign for you.
Umm… Look, we all say ‘um’ naturally in conversation at some point in time, but it’s different if she’s going out of her way to write it down. Whatever you just asked her, she doesn’t want to do it and she’s sincerely hoping you’ll take the hint.
Seriously? Other than a sign that she’s not taking you at your word (or she generally doesn’t believe you) this is also probably a good hint that she watches too much Grey’s Anatomy. Need to reconnect? Catch a couple episodes to find out what you can do to bring a little more McDreaminess into her life.
Walk? Don’t mistake this with “take a hike”. If a girl ever asks you to take a walk with her (and you’re interested in her), say yes. Not only is exercise good for you, but walks are intimate without being sleazy, opportunities for great conversation but also won’t suffer if conversation falls silent for a minute. It also shows girls that you’re willing to show up and just be there with no other motivation than good company, and to a girl, that’s 90% of the game. Not a bad time to sneak in a casual kiss either….
Nicknames. I don’t know if you missed third grade, but just like hitting, nicknames are good, and especially good if she’s using some of her limited per-text character allowance to do it. Nicknames-made more powerful in space restricted texting when it’s obvious who the text is going to-are always a reminder of special connections. With your friends they generally allude to fun times, and with your girl it’s an establishment of intimacy. So be warned, if she’s jumping on the nickname train too early, she might be a stage-five clinger.
Go forth and conquer now that you can read her like a book. ;-)
I end my texts with periods all the time because I'm just a grammar nazi so I usually don't chop up words too much (thank you T9). Most texts aren't something small, It'll be a few sentences usually but it can vary obviously. Now if I wasn't using T9 and typing each letter manually, then yeah, I'd have to cut back on some letters.
Though I can see the things above being true for people who don't care how a text looks as long as its readable enough.
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some if it is true but not with everyone. i know most of this wouldn't apply to my ex. i just look for irregularities and then see if it's a good or bad thing depending on the text
I'd agree with everything but the periods/question marks bit. That's just good grammar and unless your girl's grammar sucks, don't read too much into it. But, if I were to get a text message from a girl that said "hi r u up 4 dnr 2nite", I'd have a hard time responding with anything other than "Sorry, I have no freaking clue what you're talking about. Hit me with some English next time."
Walk? I have yet to recieve that text ever. lol periods are usually a sign that shes pissed, totally agree, you actually have to take an extra step to put on in so it better mean something. Gotta take into fact what kind of phone she has though because some phones now make it easy to have correct punctuation.
Putting a period at the end of a text message is the equivalent of storming through your house slamming doors. You just want it to be known very well that you are pissed as hell! ( At least this is true for me, lol )
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Putting a period at the end of a text message is the equivalent of storming through your house slamming doors. You just want it to be known very well that you are pissed as hell! ( At least this is true for me, lol )
I use punctuation in my text messages... of course I have a keyboard too.
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I use proper punctuation depending on who I'm talking to. "Umm..." is soo right!! Who the hell says walk? If you are going to say one word in a text...whats the point, you might as well make it worth the whole thing and send an entire message!
10-15-2008, 03:43
Gotta take into fact what kind of phone she has though because some phones now make it easy to have correct punctuation.
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