Some lucky humans were blessed with the social confidence that others can only dream of. These divine individuals can text anyone--their crush, friend, boss, ex, you name it--without feeling nervous. How do these demigods face those three evil dots which signal an incoming response with such blatant disinterest? It's as if they know the response will be in their favor! Either that or they are so utterly courageous that even the possibility of rejection fails to strike fear into their hearts. Whatever magic these bold humans use, not everyone is as lucky. Here are some things that those without texting anxiety just won't understand:
1. Over analyzing punctuation and phrasing.
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I hear Ye Old Cafe has an awesome lunch menu!
2. Predicting a rejection and assuming the worst.
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Great, he hates me! He thinks I'm a total weirdo and is probably mocking my very existence right now.
3. Auto-correct embarrassment.
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Don't seem too eager... PLEASE LOVE ME! Dang, I think that was too eager...
4. Those three little dots of dread.
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Wow, your response time is impeccable... NOT! Just say what you need to say!
5. Assuming the worst when someone doesn't respond.
She has probably been attacked by zombies...and I was too slow to save her. Oh god! What if she's still being attacked? What do I do?
6. Feeling like a bother when you text first.
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Hey! Oh dang, I'm probably annoying her...I take it back!
7. Trying to decipher the exact meaning of excess letters.
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"Funnyyy!" OK, three y's, that means he thinks I'm actually funny? No, he's definitely mocking me.
8. Deciding on a context appropriate emoji.
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OK, to use the eggplant emoji or to not use the eggplant emoji...
9. Immediately regretting a text and wishing there was a way to undo it.
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"LOL, you're sooooooo funny :)" OH GOD NO, that sounded way too eager! ABORT MISSION!
10. Wondering what you did wrong when someone is online but ignores your text.
Great, that status was probably about me...she could at least say it to my face!
11. The fear of misinterpreting a text.
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He didn't use a smiley face...that means he's mad at me! Or is he just busy? Or maybe he just didn't see it...should I send it again?
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