10 Common Texting Mistakes Men Make And How To fix Them
It can be a huge pet peeve for some women if you’re not good at texting. From bad spelling, to immature language to rambling messages, if she’s cringing every time she looks down at a message from you, you’re setting yourself up for failure.But don’t worry, you don’t need to hire a professional proofreader to look over your messages every time you want to hit send. All it takes is a little reflection trying to see the text through someone else’s eyes to identify some common texting issues.
Check out this list of ten texting mistakes and then get ready to send out the sexiest stream of SMS she’s ever seen.
1. Bad Spelling
*Crinnnge*. For some girls, seeing a message like this can cause a full-body shudder. Not only does it suggest that you haven’t opened a book since your high school English class, it also suggests a carelessness that she’s going to worry might bleed into other aspects of your behavior.
How to fix it: Take a minute to read over your message before you hit send. If you’re worried you won’t catch the errors, try reading it out loud or even getting a friend to read it.
2.Too Many “Lols” or “Hahas”
Nervous laughter in text form comes off the same way as nervous laughter in real life. It’s fine to throw in a “lol” or “haha” when something is funny, but if you’re throwing it in left and right, it’s just going to come off as immature.
How to fix it: Free yourself of the lol. You don’t need it. Your texts look better without it.
3. Too Many Emojis
Emojis can be a real issue of taste. She may love them, she may hate them. Generally, it’s best to go by the maxim, everything in moderation even emojis.
How to fix it: Just feel it out. If she’s not using a lot emojis, chances are she’s not super into them. If she does use them, then it’s only a matter of time before your conversation are conducted entirely in winks, poops and sheep.
4.Too Many Ellipses
You’re writing a text message, not a novel.
How to fix it: If you examine your over-use of ellipses, you’ll probably find that you’re using them as a crutch either to “soften” endings of sentences or because you feel unsure about what you’re saying. Just like with the “lols”, let them go! Your texts will look much more confident and definite without them.
5. Walls Of Text
A massive wall of text can be pretty intimidating to receive right off the bat. As a wise woman-turned-meme once said “Ain’t nobody got time for that.”
Once you’ve got a good rapport going with someone, it makes sense that you’d start to send them longer text messages. But you don’t need to be sending rambling walls of texts to someone you just met and, really, if you’ve got THAT much to say, why don’t you just call her?
How to fix it: Give your thumbs a rest. They probably need it. And save the long discussions for in-person.
6. Guilt Tripping
This is the quickest way to lose someone’s interest. If even the thought of you back is stressing them out because they’re afraid of your negative reaction, it’s likely that they’ll just stop texting you altogether.
How to fix it: Forget about trying to guilt someone into paying attention to you and find someone who pays attention to you the amount you need.
7. Immature Language
8. Indecisive/Confusing Texts
9.Waiting Too Long To Respond OR Not Long Enough
This is another tricky one. Some people like to be responded to very promptly when it comes to texts. Others don’t mind waiting a bit to hear back from you. Some people find slow responders very frustrating and others find quick responders smothering. Try to figure out what the best balance is for you and your new text buddy.
How to fix it: Just make sure that if you’re texting about important things like plans or information that you don’t keep her waiting. It’s not playing hard to get if you’re just wasting her time.
10. Exclamation Marks
This is another one that can be a big deal to some women. An exclamation point in texting is not the same as an exclamation point in speech or in formal writing. It doesn’t mean you’re yelling something, it just means you’re jazzed! You’re excited about talking to her and the plans you’re making together! Yay!
As with emojis and lols, you only need to use them here and there, but the difference they make is honestly huge.
