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An Open Letter to Boys Who Only Talk to Us via Snapchat

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bryant chapter.

To the boy who only talks to us via Snapchat … get over it and text us.

First off – we’re tired of having to look good in Snapchats we send you. We don’t know how much longer we can pull off these cute Snapchats, so please stop putting us in the position where we have to constantly look presentable for you. If anything, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment. Once you get to know the real us, be prepared to be flooded with ugly Snapchats, like the rest of the people on our Best Friend list.

Also, how do we know the Snaps you’re sending us aren’t just mass Snapchats that you send to everyone? Make us feel special. Don’t send us mass Snaps, and don’t you dare think of sending us a Snapchat you’re going to put on your story too. Just text us, seriously, anything else but the Snapchat you’re already sharing with everyone else.

If you want to talk to us, find another way to show it besides a Snapchat. We have unlimited texting plans, or iMessage, or unlimited phone calling minutes even. They won’t cost you a cent, but it means much more to put in a little more effort. We dare you. Don’t worry, we probably already like you, so we’ll respond.

And to the boys whose excuse is that they’re on vacation or in a different country, you are not excluded out of this letter, buddy. Find another way to talk to us. Here a couple alternatives: Facebook messenger, Kik, WhatsApp, GroupMe, so pick one – thanks in advance.

We love Snapchat, don’t get us wrong. We’re pros at sending the ugliest and most hilarious Snaps out there, but why are so many guys using Snapchat as a way to have conversations with us? We can barely fit what we have to say in one line, and honestly we all forget where the conversation is going in the first place. So to whoever it may concern, please slide out of Snapchats ASAP.  

Ladies, do yourself a favor and weed out the boys that only talk to you via Snapchat. You are better than the five second Snapchat of him watching football on his d@mn iPad, you are better than a Snapchat of him chugging beers with his friends, and you are certainly better than the 3am “Netflix and chill?” Snapchats. If he wants to “Netflix and chill?” he can spare one of his unlimited iMessages to you. Don’t settle for less, because you are Prada, and they are nada.   

College Senior from CT