Decoding the many texing styles

IN AN age where phone calls are about as outdated as men having frosted tips, texting has become a part of our everyday lives. The simple difference being is that women can decipher each other’s messages without blinking twice while men are sometimes left reeling in the dark.

In celebration of National Women’s Day, here’s a guide to a few things some women say vs what they actually mean…

Message Text: Hi

Translation: It’s her way of sussing out if you’re mad at her because you haven’t talked in a while and she’s trying to act casual.

Message Text: Hey

Translation: She thinks you need to talk and by the end of the chat she’ll reveal why.

Message Text: Hey.

Translation: She’s mad at you and secretly hopes you pick it up from the punctuation.

Message Text: So sorry, I just saw your message now!

Translation: She’s telling you a white lie so as to not hurt your feelings and chances are her phone was constantly with her and she heard the beep but got distracted on Instagram.

Message Text: I’m fine

Translation: She’s 100% not fine and about five minutes away from deleting you as a friend on Facebook.

Message Text: Hahahaha

Translation: She probably typed that with a straight face so don’t flatter yourself thinking you’re hilarious.

Message Text: Almost there

Translation: She is possibly en route but nowhere near the final destination and more than likely has not factored in traffic.

These days women text throughout the day as a means of keeping up to date and as a result reveals all kinds of different texting styles. So the next time you’re writing your 3 part SMS or rewriting your Whatsapp reply purely using emojis think of our guide below:

The Ultimate Decision-maker

This is the kind of female texter that usually gets you a one-sided conversation delivered straight to your inbox. You’re not sure if she’s inviting you to go somewhere or just using your text thread as one big To-do list.

The Emoji Fanatic

There’s no mistaking it – she’s a huge fan of emojis and if it were up to her, she wouldn’t even use actual words.

The Typo Texter

The kind of texter that needs Autocorrect on their phone.

The One Worder Texter

To her, texts are meant to be short and sweet and she’s known for sending messages such as “k” or “night”. To the Emoji Fanatic she may just come across as emotionless.

The Serial Texter

The kind of person who messages you a single word per line so you end up with 8 texts from them when it could’ve just been one

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