“I initiated every conversation, which is why the second I stopped trying, our texting ended. You could have contacted me for a change, but you never did.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“I've kept your number saved in hopes that one day I can tell you what I should have known from the start: I am better without you.”— Orenda, instagram.com
“Date someone who texts you after hanging out with you to say they had a great time and can’t wait to see you again.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Let 2018 be the year you stop texting him. You stop admiring his old photos. Let it be the year you find someone who can repaint the picture of love.”— Anika Munir, thoughtcatalog.com
“I will text you first. I will make the effort to see you. I will always tell you how I feel, even if it means giving you the power to destroy me.”— Tyler Niles Verrall, thoughtcatalog.com
“Your guy will text and call you, not for any reason other than to let you know he’s thinking about you.”— Hedley Derenzie, thoughtcatalog.com
“They feel really uncomfortable during dinners or social events where everyone they are spending time with is on the phone.”— Kim Quindlen, thoughtcatalog.com
“You have to let him go. That means when he tries to text you to talk about his problems, you don’t reply. It means when he blows up your phone trying to get your attention, you don’t respond. It means you block him from all social media so that you don’t see if he’s having a ‘bad time’ or if he’s ha…”— Lacey Ramburger, thoughtcatalog.com
“Think how much you text your best friend of the same sex. If you are texting this person more than that then there is a good chance that something is going on. The need to be in constant contact is very much a sign that someone wants to be in a relationship with you and is similar to how couples beh…”— Holly Brewer, healthguidance.org
“You're texting up a storm. Maybe you used to check in with your pal every few days, but now you're sending 'good morning' and 'night-night' texts.”— Bibi Deitz, bustle.com
“You don’t need to message them to receive closure and move on. You can just move on, on your own and feel better about in the long run. You don’t need anything more from then and a text won’t change anything.”— Amanda Jensen, universityprimetime.com
“You’re just living in the past and you can’t actually change anything so if you keep on messaging your ex, it keeps you both from moving on. There’s no point in reliving your memories when you could be out there making new ones, that could be 100x better.”— Amanda Jensen, universityprimetime.com
“Be strong. Don’t let your phone or laptop suck you into thinking you need the past to make you feel something.”— Gina Vaynshteyn, hellogiggles.com
“Don’t text them ‘your song’ even if it was just on the radio on like, three different stations AT THE SAME TIME and you are convinced it’s a sign. It’s not. It’s just a coincidence. Keep calm. Carry on.”— Gina Vaynshteyn, hellogiggles.com
“You badly want to contact your ex, but just pause for a moment and think. Would you ever let your very best friend do the very thing that you are contemplating? HECK NO. That D-bag does not deserve to feel any sort of satisfaction and he certainly does not deserve to see your pain.”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“When you text an ex, they get to be reassured that you miss them and that you’re constantly thinking about them. You may be at the stage where this is true, but, why let them know that? By not texting said ex, you are showing them and yourself that you are perfectly capable of being on your own and…”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“You clicked on this article. You most likely decided to read this because, deep down you know you should not be texting your ex.”— Sutharsy Sivabalan, readunwritten.com
“You do not really want to text him but you have not found anyone else ever since. That is not a good reason to text him, there are hundred of single people out there ready to fall in love and you are wasting your time with a story that has ended.”— Annuk Andrew, lovelifejourney.com