The 8 Biggest Texting Mistakes You’re Probably Making When Chatting With Your Crush

Texting is a super cool way to express your feelings to those you care about, especially if you’re the shy type who’s always having very little to say when you’re having a face-to-face convo with your crush.

But even though there are tons of perks to texting your crush, there are also some major downsides. Texting might be less nerve-wracking than calling your crush on the phone, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t make big mistakes. The worst thing about text messages is the lack of emotion – you can’t tell exactly what someone is thinking or how they’re feeling just by reading what they’re writing. That makes it much easier to get confused by what someone is really trying to say and that leaves room for some mishaps. Here are the 8 biggest texting mistakes you’re probably making when you’re talking to your crush:

Over-Texting

Just because you can text 24/7 doesn’t mean you should. No one likes getting 10 texts in a row from the same person in under two minutes. Relax! If you text your crush like crazy, you’re going to come off as needy and annoying, even if you’re not trying to be. Unless you guys are having a passionate conversation, keep the messages to a minimum.

Waiting Too Long To Reply

At the same time, you shouldn’t be waiting hours and hours to respond to a text message. You don’t need to always act like you have better things to do than respond to your crush. It’s fine to make him wait about 20 minutes once in a while, but always making him wait is going to make it seem like you’re not interested at all.

Sending More Texts When They Don’t Answer Right Away

Do not blow up his/her phone when s/he doesn’t respond right away. Sometimes people get busy and can’t text back immediately and there is nothing more annoying than getting a “…?” text message 10 minutes later. Just give him/her time to answer on his/her own (unless it’s something important. Then feel free to nudge him a little).

Giving One-Word Answers

Few things are worse than the dreaded “K” text message from your crush, especially after you’ve just sent a long text full of feelings. K??!?!?! What are you supposed to do with that? Of course, there are times when a simple “okay” will do, but don’t make one-word responses a habit. It makes it seem like you’re not interested and don’t want to talk.

Over-Analysing Every Text Message S/He Sends

I know that text messages can be frustrating and confusing sometimes (like I said, it’s hard to read emotions through words alone), but don’t act paranoid and start over-analysing every single thing s/he says to you. A lot of times, there is no deeper meaning to his/her text.

Ignoring Texts Completely

Look, it’s simple: if you don’t want to talk to someone, be courteous enough to tell them instead of just flat-out ignoring them. Yes, it’s uncomfortable, but ultimately it will help you. I once went on a date with a dude who really liked me, but I was feeling it.

A Girl Texting First All The Time

Let me be clear: there is nothing wrong with texting a guy first. Making the first move is great! But you shouldn’t be the one making all the effort all the time. If you’ve noticed that that’s what’s been happening, stop texting first and make him chase you a little.

Not Showing Any Of Your Personality

Don’t be a boring texter! Let your personality shine through your texting. Be funny – text jokes and puns or funny stories. Send funny memes or cute emoticons. Don’t just rely on smiley faces and “lol.” Try to stand out a little.