10. 'Pizza'
9. 'Mr. McGillicuty'
8. 'Lucia'
7. 'Be-bop'
6. 'Jeremy'
5. 'Roastbeef'
4. 'Latin'
3. 'Harold' - if they're fat.
2. 'Bricklayer'
1. 'Hotdog'
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
TEXT MESSAGE TIME BALANCE
The Text message time balance : When time* between text messages is being matched consistently by both sides of the conversation.
When you take 2 hours to text someone back, and then they take 2 hours to text you back. If you both maintain the approx. 2 hour rule, the text power stays balanced, and both parties can communicate freely and happily.
* best when time is over 1 hour. This gives both sides time to take the text message in without feeling the pressure that they need to be quick, clever and respectful right away.
When you take 2 hours to text someone back, and then they take 2 hours to text you back. If you both maintain the approx. 2 hour rule, the text power stays balanced, and both parties can communicate freely and happily.
* best when time is over 1 hour. This gives both sides time to take the text message in without feeling the pressure that they need to be quick, clever and respectful right away.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Texting: Pre Dating
TEXT Pre -DATING: When you engage in text message conversations with someone you have yet to go on a date with. Text pre-dating occurs usually after exchanging numbers. The ultimate goal is to get a face to face date.
Quite often in the early development stages of a relationship potential partners have to partake in 'text pre-dating'. When partaking in this routine it is important to understand that Text dating is usually about what isn't being written. Here are some other variables that effect how someone interprets a text message.
Time in between texts: The less time in between texts, the less that person is doing at the moment. If you receive a text message immediately after sending it, you also read that the person is not doing anything, and very invested in your current conversation. Giving you all your attention.
Time of day text is sent: Before lunch, is wierd. After 10pm is a booty text. During the day, usually business, or flirts.
Amount of questions asked in the text: too many questions should just be a phone call. Text messages just be short, cute and sweet...questions appear like you are trying to keep the conversation going.
Spelling: Using bad spelling is okay, but if it's too 'text language' you can come across as immature, or a text slut (someone who is always texting everyone)
Length of text: too long is sketchy. Too short is dismissive.
emoticons: too many is nervous or fake. Best to limit yourself to a wink or a smiley face.
Quite often in the early development stages of a relationship potential partners have to partake in 'text pre-dating'. When partaking in this routine it is important to understand that Text dating is usually about what isn't being written. Here are some other variables that effect how someone interprets a text message.
Time in between texts: The less time in between texts, the less that person is doing at the moment. If you receive a text message immediately after sending it, you also read that the person is not doing anything, and very invested in your current conversation. Giving you all your attention.
Time of day text is sent: Before lunch, is wierd. After 10pm is a booty text. During the day, usually business, or flirts.
Amount of questions asked in the text: too many questions should just be a phone call. Text messages just be short, cute and sweet...questions appear like you are trying to keep the conversation going.
Spelling: Using bad spelling is okay, but if it's too 'text language' you can come across as immature, or a text slut (someone who is always texting everyone)
Length of text: too long is sketchy. Too short is dismissive.
emoticons: too many is nervous or fake. Best to limit yourself to a wink or a smiley face.
Thought.
I had a woman tell me I have a big penis the other day. I was taken aback by this because it was the first time anyone has ever told me that. I even spent the next few days telling myself I have a big penis.
I looked at it a few times in the mirror, just to make sure...
I have to think her opinion is somewhat valid seeing as she was a woman in the sense that she was over 34. She must have seen a lot of penises in her life, so I figure she must have a vast array of others to compare with. Clearly I am above her average which is made up of more numbers than a younger girl's average.
I don't know... all I know is I think it's better to have an old woman rather than some twenty year old tell you you have big junk. Regardless if it's true or not.
I looked at it a few times in the mirror, just to make sure...
I have to think her opinion is somewhat valid seeing as she was a woman in the sense that she was over 34. She must have seen a lot of penises in her life, so I figure she must have a vast array of others to compare with. Clearly I am above her average which is made up of more numbers than a younger girl's average.
I don't know... all I know is I think it's better to have an old woman rather than some twenty year old tell you you have big junk. Regardless if it's true or not.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
No one 'didn't get your text'
Technical Ettiquette.
Coming up on 2010, it is finally clear that we live in a time where text messages, emails, phone calls, and voicemails don't get lost. There is no cyber graveyard where lost messages end up. In the late 90's early 2000's, it was common place for people to deny receiving a message by claiming they 'didn't get it'. This excuse has been proven fictious almost 100% of the time now, and thus, is a dated excuse. If someone tells you they didn't get your message, but your phone or computer clearly states otherwise, then chances are they got it and are lying about not getting it. The same applies to phone calls and voicemails. However, it is not yet appropriate to argue with someone who claims they never received the message. Best thing to do is to check your message history, possibly show it to them, and move on, now suspicious of the person.
NOW, quiet often we received messages that we do not want to respond to, and thus, don't. Where doing this may feel good at the time, it can come back to bite us; especially if we bump into the person who sent the message.
The reason for not texting them back could be a number of things; you're trying to avoid them, you forgot to text them back, you just didn't get around to it yet, etc... nevertheless, chances are texting them back hasn't surfaced as one of your priorites.
How not to look like an A-hole when you bump into someone who has been texting you but you DON'T want to text back.
When you bump into a person who has been texting you, but you haven't been texting back, it is important not to discuss the texts. Approach the situation with an over zealous and excited attitude; you're excited to see them! Make sure to find new topics, possibly the weather or something in your immediate surroundings, that can be easily discussed without having to take silence breaks (these are openings for them to bring up the unanswered texts). While engaging in this conversation, look for times to drop statements that hint that you've been super busy recently. This conversation will not only keep the person distracted because they have to talk about the topic at hand, but will also explain why you haven't gotten around to texting them back. Ultimately, your goal is to control the conversation by keeping it immediate and up beat. At worst, this tactic will puzzle the person who has been texting you, as well as temporarily relieve them of the embarassement they are experiencing. Also the fact that you appear happy to see them makes up for the 'no response'. If they bring up the fact that you haven't been texting them back, simply reply that you aren't a reliable texter, and a bunch of your other friends are mad at you for that as well. Make a joke of it, and be on your way.
Coming up on 2010, it is finally clear that we live in a time where text messages, emails, phone calls, and voicemails don't get lost. There is no cyber graveyard where lost messages end up. In the late 90's early 2000's, it was common place for people to deny receiving a message by claiming they 'didn't get it'. This excuse has been proven fictious almost 100% of the time now, and thus, is a dated excuse. If someone tells you they didn't get your message, but your phone or computer clearly states otherwise, then chances are they got it and are lying about not getting it. The same applies to phone calls and voicemails. However, it is not yet appropriate to argue with someone who claims they never received the message. Best thing to do is to check your message history, possibly show it to them, and move on, now suspicious of the person.
NOW, quiet often we received messages that we do not want to respond to, and thus, don't. Where doing this may feel good at the time, it can come back to bite us; especially if we bump into the person who sent the message.
The reason for not texting them back could be a number of things; you're trying to avoid them, you forgot to text them back, you just didn't get around to it yet, etc... nevertheless, chances are texting them back hasn't surfaced as one of your priorites.
How not to look like an A-hole when you bump into someone who has been texting you but you DON'T want to text back.
When you bump into a person who has been texting you, but you haven't been texting back, it is important not to discuss the texts. Approach the situation with an over zealous and excited attitude; you're excited to see them! Make sure to find new topics, possibly the weather or something in your immediate surroundings, that can be easily discussed without having to take silence breaks (these are openings for them to bring up the unanswered texts). While engaging in this conversation, look for times to drop statements that hint that you've been super busy recently. This conversation will not only keep the person distracted because they have to talk about the topic at hand, but will also explain why you haven't gotten around to texting them back. Ultimately, your goal is to control the conversation by keeping it immediate and up beat. At worst, this tactic will puzzle the person who has been texting you, as well as temporarily relieve them of the embarassement they are experiencing. Also the fact that you appear happy to see them makes up for the 'no response'. If they bring up the fact that you haven't been texting them back, simply reply that you aren't a reliable texter, and a bunch of your other friends are mad at you for that as well. Make a joke of it, and be on your way.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Textpert: Never Given Sunday
Never text on Sunday afternoons
In the dating world, it is understood that Saturday night is for having sex. We all act like we are having sex, if not all the time, at the very least on Saturday nights. It is unattracted to not be getting laid, and as far the sex world goes, Saturday night is the main event. Of course, majority are not getting laid, but that doesn't mean they can't make it look like they are.
Think about it...
If you are up early (on Sunday early is before 3pm) on a Sunday texting, questions arise about your Saturday night. After a Saturday night, why isn't she still sleeping? I wonder if she even went out last night? Looks like she didn't have a good Saturday night if she's up flirting on Sunday morning...Sunday morning is for recovering, for bathing in the glory of your sexual escaped from Thursday through to Saturday night, not flirting.
A Sunday afternoon text, can suggest:
You didn't go out on Saturday night and are now up early and fresh on a Sunday. This isn't a good thing because in the dating/hunting world, a good hunter is tired on Sundays because of a fun filled Saturday night.
Therefore...
You aren't satisfied with your sex life. You clearly aren't laying in bed with someone else if you are sending out a Sunday afternoon text to 'grab a drink next week". You didn't catch a mouse this weekend and that's so you're sending out a text to help the next week. Thus, all this makes you seem desperate and suggests you aren't fun.
Moral: If you have to send out a dating related text on a Sunday, save it for after 6pm.
If someone texts you on a Sunday afternoon (before 6pm), wait till late that evening to text them back.
* If you hooked up with some one that Saturday night and are not with them on Sunday afternoon, you can send them a text...just kept it cute, funny and small.
the textpert ;(
In the dating world, it is understood that Saturday night is for having sex. We all act like we are having sex, if not all the time, at the very least on Saturday nights. It is unattracted to not be getting laid, and as far the sex world goes, Saturday night is the main event. Of course, majority are not getting laid, but that doesn't mean they can't make it look like they are.
Think about it...
If you are up early (on Sunday early is before 3pm) on a Sunday texting, questions arise about your Saturday night. After a Saturday night, why isn't she still sleeping? I wonder if she even went out last night? Looks like she didn't have a good Saturday night if she's up flirting on Sunday morning...Sunday morning is for recovering, for bathing in the glory of your sexual escaped from Thursday through to Saturday night, not flirting.
A Sunday afternoon text, can suggest:
You didn't go out on Saturday night and are now up early and fresh on a Sunday. This isn't a good thing because in the dating/hunting world, a good hunter is tired on Sundays because of a fun filled Saturday night.
Therefore...
You aren't satisfied with your sex life. You clearly aren't laying in bed with someone else if you are sending out a Sunday afternoon text to 'grab a drink next week". You didn't catch a mouse this weekend and that's so you're sending out a text to help the next week. Thus, all this makes you seem desperate and suggests you aren't fun.
Moral: If you have to send out a dating related text on a Sunday, save it for after 6pm.
If someone texts you on a Sunday afternoon (before 6pm), wait till late that evening to text them back.
* If you hooked up with some one that Saturday night and are not with them on Sunday afternoon, you can send them a text...just kept it cute, funny and small.
the textpert ;(
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Texpert Quick Tip
If you call someone and they text you back, chances are they don't want to talk to you.
Text: Saw that you called, what's up? --- this person isn't interested in 'what you're up to'.
Text: Saw that you called, what's up? --- this person isn't interested in 'what you're up to'.
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