“Replying to the paragraph-long anecdote we sent you with a ‘haha’ or a ‘nice’ is soul crushing. Stop that.”— Emily Bozek, thoughtcatalog.com
“When you see he's asking you something, don't be afraid to give an interesting answer. When guys often get the texts with only ‘yes’ or ‘no’, they think you're not interested in them and stop bothering you. You should turn on your imagination and be a bit braver to have an interesting successful tex…”— Kate Gitman, womenosophy.com
“There are times when it's not appropriate to text him. If you know that he's busy then postpone your communication for a while.”— Kate Gitman, womenosophy.com
“Making your crush jealous doesn’t work. You're not his girlfriend yet thus he'll probably suppose that you already have someone and he'll feel like he's superfluous in your life. Some girls like to know that the guy is ready to fight for them but when you're texting a crush it's not the best time to…”— Kate Gitman, womenosophy.com
“Don’t text 'Wanna do something this weekend?' Instead, say 'Hey, I’d love to take you out for dinner Wednesday night.'”— Patrick Allan, lifehacker.com
“You're not dating yet. You’re still in the early stages of this relationship, you can’t text them like you own them, nor do you have any say in what they get up to, who with or where. It’s way too early to be worrying about that stuff.”— Rich Cooper, hexjam.com
“There’s a million reasons why they haven’t texted back yet. Don’t sweat it, it really could be anything. Maybe they’re mega busy, it’s some kind of emergency or they’re just playing it cool. They’ll reply when they’re ready.”— Rich Cooper, hexjam.com
“Turn off your read receipts. You know how maddening it is when you can see that someone has read your text but hasn’t replied?”— Rich Cooper, hexjam.com
“Think before you text. Sometimes when we get a text we are busy doing something else and don’t properly read the text, or we get so happy, or so angry, we don’t stop to think before replying. This often leads to us either misinterpreting the text, or replying in a way we will later regret. If we act…”— Maria Montgomery, herinterest.com
“If you notice him or her responding with lots of one-word answers, or if more and more time passes between texts, then hold off for the night.”— Holly Ashworth, teenadvice.about.com
“Once you send a text, don't send another one till you hear back. Two (or more) messages in a row can come off as desperate and stalker-ish, especially if you're sending them to someone who isn't already a close friend.”— Holly Ashworth, teenadvice.about.com
“If you both have a favorite TV show, talk about that in your texts — even while the show is on. Don’t always make the texts about them. Talk about stuff that interests you both.”— Madison Moore, thoughtcatalog.com
“No novels, please. I know these are trying times the world is in right now, and you will feel the need to express your philosophical meanderings on Benghazi or Rihanna VS Ke$ha or what funny thing your friend said today, but don’t send multiple long-ass messages.”— Madison Moore, thoughtcatalog.com
“Guys aren’t really the type to play mind games and send super complicated messages with hidden meanings when they text. In fact, they’re usually straightforward. So don’t overthink a simple message and assume that they really mean something else.”— Nakeisha Campbell, gurl.com
“One of the most annoying things ever is actually seeing that someone is typing a message, only the find that they aren’t actually going to send anything. If you feel like you’re stuck and you’re not sure how to respond to something, just take a few minutes to think about what you want to say. Once y…”— Nakeisha Campbell, gurl.com
“If you want to convey excitement, don’t text an entire line of exclamation marks. And if you’re asking a question, don’t use more than one question mark. Too many punctuation marks can be overwhelming and it’s just not a good look.”— Nakeisha Campbell, gurl.com
“Be direct. We understand the desire to feel things out, but it saves everybody time and stress when you spell out what you want.”— Alexis Kleinman, huffingtonpost.com
“Don’t finish every text with ‘hahaha,’ ‘hehe’ or ‘lol.’ This is NOT sexy.”— Alexis Kleinman, huffingtonpost.com
“A picture’s worth a thousand words. So instead of sending a thousand words, just send a pic.”— Alexis Kleinman, huffingtonpost.com