There are many different types of “texters” out in the world. You have the “texts-back-in-two-seconds” type that everyone loves and truly appreciates. Then you have your average texter, who you can rely on to hear from at least some point within the next hour or at least not be completely left in the dust. And then you have the wild card, the person that you may hear from within seconds and then never again until next year. If you consider yourself as the “wild card,” then, odds are, people look at you as a bad bad texter and your texting habits might frustrate some people.
However, if you are unsure what category of texter you fit under, the one that you most want to avoid is the texter that no one is certain they can rely on. There are many different components to what makes a bad texter. We all are guilty of some.
Here are four habits that could land you under the category of being a bad texter.
You don’t have your Read Receipts on. It’s time to stop hiding behind the “delivered” message. Let the people know that you are keeping up on their text messages. People would rather be left on “read” than wonder if you are ignoring them, have completely changed your number, or if you are even alive anymore.
Leaving people on “read.” Okay, so you have your Read Receipts on, but that doesn’t mean you can flat out ignore the people talking to you. It’s like walking away in the middle of a conversation at the bar- it is awkward and most likely will hurt the person’s feelings. Make sure the conversation is at a good stopping point and then, by all means, do not respond and you’re in the clear.
You delete the text notifications. Okay, we have all probably done this before to avoid that one text that we did not want to receive and really just do not want to answer. If you find yourself constantly doing this and ignoring the text all together, then you may be bad at texting. People are constantly wondering why you haven’t read their messages yet, but they see you liking that post on Instagram. And they are salty.
Your actual texting is lacking. Not only are the previous things frustrating to some, but when someone is flatout a bad texter, it makes it hard to carry on a conversation with them. If you only use one worded answers to respond, please just end the conversation and save everyone from the boredom.
We all have had our moments that could have landed us in the category of being a bad texter. However, if you constantly find yourself holding on to these habits, people may be getting a tad frustrated with your texting habits and relying on you less as someone to text. Don’t be shady, be straightforward and let the people know that you really just are not in the mood to be constantly on your phone or talk to anyone, really. We get it, we all get that way sometimes.