“Last night, a text message apocalypse was unleashed unto the world. Countless people using all major mobile carriers and different types of phones received a text from someone in their contacts at an odd hour, completely devoid of context.”— Alex Shultz, gq.com
“Currently on our radar is 'submarining,' which is when a person ghosts you but then re-emerges months later like nothing ever happened, with no explanation as to why they disappeared in the first place.”— Kelsey Borresen, huffingtonpost.com
“Stop looking at his Instagram. Stop re-reading all the text messages. Stop listening to those songs that remind you of him.”— Cynthia Bonitz, thoughtcatalog.com
“If he’s a tall, handsome doctor, who doesn’t respond to your text message, then he’s a tall, handsome doctor, who isn’t worth chasing – period.”— Mark Rosenfeld, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can’t take back texts. If you come off all moody and melancholy in a text, it just sits there in your phone, reminding you of what a drag you are.”— Rainbow Rowell, amazon.com
“Choose the guy who finds your clinginess and double texting cute not annoying.”— Cantika Rustandi, thoughtcatalog.com
“Don’t call me babe. You can’t call me babe if you can’t return my texts.”— Jenji Kohan, Susan Fischer, Lauren Lapkus, imdb.com
“If there's not an exclamation point in your text, I assume you're mad at me.”— Josh Peck, twitter.com
“Anxiety is an unanswered text that kills you inside even though you tell yourself, ‘maybe they’re busy or will answer later.’ Anxiety is that critical voice that says ‘maybe they’re deliberately ignoring you.’ It’s believing every negative scenario you can come up with.”— Kirsten Corley, thoughtcatalog.com
“He’ll always text you back instantly irregardless of how weird your texts are. The kind of guy who will always come up with a story to keep the chat flowing and eventually find yourselves laughing together.”— The Insyder, theinsyder.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
“All of your text messages end in smiley faces or hearts, and when you’re feeling particularly flirty, sometimes BOTH.”— Nico Lang, thoughtcatalog.com
“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
“If he's totally cool with leaving his phone around you, or he doesn't act weird about social media, that's a sign that he has nothing to hide.”— Jessica Booth, gurl.com
“Are they comfortable with you going through their phone? Are they open about who they text? Having an 'open policy' when it comes to your phones is usually a good habit.”— Olivia Youngs, romper.com
“He’ll only contact you as much as he needs to stay on your mind. That’s why he’ll like your selfie or send you a Snapchat every few days. He won’t put in much effort, but it’ll be enough to keep you hooked on him.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Did you smile when you saw my name pop up on your phone just now?”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com