\u201cDon\u2019t walk over to him at the bar, don\u2019t message first on Tinder, and don\u2019t text him first. Let him make the first move.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to texting, this means you taking charge from time to time. It means you texting first, leading the conversation and even getting a bit naughty.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s really no need for you to act coy all the time. If you\u2019re dying to text him and are sick of waiting for him to get in touch today, make your move. Let him know that you\u2019re thinking about him. Let him know what you want.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s nothing worse for a guy who puts a lot of effort into texting a girl than a girl replying with one word, or otherwise very brief texts.<\/p>\n
It can kill the conversation. If it doesn\u2019t kill the conversation the first time you do it, it will eventually. He will lose heart.<\/p>\n
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Be interesting. Be talkative. Engage him. Don\u2019t expect him to do all the work.<\/p>\n
Act cool<\/b><\/p>\n
One of the biggest rules in texting is not to act needy or desperate. We understand that it\u2019s easy to come to eager. You really like someone, and you can\u2019t help but show it.\u00a0Especially\u00a0if he hasn\u2019t texted for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, where are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t do it. Not at this stage. You need to play it cool and refrain from showing him you\u2019re really interested. Once you do that, he\u2019s winning. He\u2019s in control.<\/p>\n
And he might not like it if you look needy. It\u2019s not an attractive quality.<\/p>\n
So keep calm and wait for him to text you back. Don\u2019t rush him. He\u2019ll text when he\u2019s ready to text. If you push him, sure he might reply. But he might not be happy. Worse still, you might have put him off for good.<\/p>\n
Guys love it when girls are cool and can wait for a reply. It shows that you\u2019re busy with life, you\u2019ve got stuff going on, and you\u2019re not just existing solely for him!<\/p>\n
Be you<\/b><\/p>\n
Texting mistake #12 \u2013 trying to be someone else.<\/p>\n
Just be you! If you aren\u2019t, he\u2019ll find out eventually anyway.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t send him a novel<\/b><\/p>\n
He won\u2019t be too impressed if you send him a massive, detailed reply that\u2019s going to take him more than a minute to read. His time is precious and he\u2019s probably just looking to chill and have some fun with you. So don\u2019t burden him with huge texts that explain to him exactly what you did during the day.<\/p>\n
Discriminate and cut out the waffle. If a text looks too long, it probably is. Be specific, be funny, and keep texts to just two to three lines at the most.<\/p>\n
Be funny<\/b><\/p>\n
You don\u2019t have to be a comedian and you don\u2019t have to tell jokes. But show him that you\u2019ve got a sense of humour at least. Poke fun at him, banter with him and tease him.<\/p>\n
Be positive!<\/b><\/p>\n
No guy wants to wake up to an \u201cI\u2019m so depressed today,\u201d text message at this stage. If you want things to develop between you and a crush, you need to be as positive as possible.<\/p>\n
Sure, there might be some serious, sad stuff going on in your life right now. But you don\u2019t need to tell him all about it.<\/p>\n
Be light, be positive, be fun. Show him that you like to have a laugh. Give him a reason to want to text you. Make him be like, \u201cHey, I really wanna reply to her today because she\u2019s so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ask him questions about himself<\/b><\/p>\n
It\u2019s really annoying whenever there is a lull in a text conversation. But hey, lulls happen.<\/p>\n
The best way to avoid them is by asking him a question \u2013 preferably about himself.<\/p>\n
Guys love to talk about themselves. Apart from football, it\u2019s probably their favourite topic. So give him a chance to open up and keep the conversation going. Ask him interesting, open-ended questions that will be interesting for him to answer.<\/p>\n
Stop texting when the time is right<\/b><\/p>\n
Look, sometimes a text convo comes to an end. It doesn\u2019t come to an end\u00a0forever, but it comes to an end at that particular time in the day.<\/p>\n
And if you can see that the conversation is starting to fizz out, don\u2019t try to revive it. Just tell him you\u2019ve got stuff to do now and that you\u2019ll be back later.<\/p>\n
Trying to revive a dying conversation can make things worse. What are you going to say? Are you going to say anything just to keep the convo alive? It\u2019s a bad idea because you might say something silly that weirds him out or puts him off. Just know when to cut a conversation that\u2019s clearly dying, get on with your day, and hit him up later when there are new things to talk about.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t ask if he\u2019s okay<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay? You haven\u2019t texted for a while. Is it something I said?\u201d<\/p>\n
Never say this, or any variation of it. Not yet. It\u2019s the texting Kiss of Death.<\/p>\n
If he hasn\u2019t replied for a while, he probably has good reasons. But once you start asking if you\u2019ve annoyed him, you\u2019re on a slippery slope from which there is little chance of recovery.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t over-analyse things. Just accept that people have their reasons for not texting for a while. Trust that he will reply eventually. They usually do.<\/p>\n
Do you have other\u00a0texting tips to share?<\/p>\n
Stay happy!<\/p>\n
–<\/p>\n
Source: Beauty and Tips<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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