One word answers are equal time wasters and it’s time to wave goodbye to time wasters as they keep dry texting. Gosh, it hurts. It’s actually rude to dry text often.
Communication
is a two way thing. Both parties put in the same amount of effort, asking
questions back and forth, creating a long-running chat which helps them get to
know each other, their thoughts and entertain one another in a more relaxing
way. Dry texting isn’t two way.
So,
if you’re receiving nothing back but ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘ok’, ‘k’, or even worse,
(nothing-no reply) when you simply care, what are you supposed to think?
Lazy?
Maybe that’s what you’re supposed to think, shortly followed by ‘time waster’
and then you type back ‘k, bye.’
Dry
texting gives someone the cold shoulder without actually having the guts to
admit it, or simply being a terrible communicator. Dry texting is like cold
war. Could it be that this person has zero social skill? Hmmm, still thinking.
Personally,
I would prefer someone didn’t text me back at all than text me back in a dry way
especially if I’ve put in some effort in the text. I’m not saying you should
reply with a full paragraph, but a little more substance to your message would
be nice! Don’t you think so?
I
mean, come on, I put some thoughts/care into my text/chat. Why shouldn’t you?
How to respond to dry texting:
So
you’ve notice someone messaging you back with one word answers like ‘yes’,
‘yep’, ‘no’, ‘ok’, ‘k’, to the point where you literally cannot think of
anything else to say to continue the conversation, it’s high time you became so
dry like them with your texts that they literally evaporate… Stop texting them
back or use their words ‘yes’, ‘yep’, ‘no’, ‘ok’, ‘k’,!
I’m
being a little unfair, right? But it’s really annoying. It could be that the
person is a little busy at that moment and doesn’t have the time to tap out a proper
reply. That’s fine if it’s not a recurring behavior. But I
do expect a better reply next time, or to receive a surprise text later that
day in response.
Dry
texting situations are fine because we all have different activities in our
lives. But if you’ve noticed that answers from this individual are always this
thin and dry, then you should question why you’re even wasting your precious time
texting them.
Likely and understandable reasons for dry texting:
Here
are few situations in which dry texting are understandable.
It’s
possible the person you sent a text is busy at the moment they receive your
text and rather than not answer it at all, they acknowledge it with a quick one
word reply like ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘ok’, ‘k’. In some ways, that’s better than
leaving the text unread, but it becomes unforgivable when it continues and they
don’t even bother to apologize for what they did later.
Another
possibility is that you’ve had a fight recently and they are still not cool
with you.
They’re
still a little upset with you or they’re angry about fighting with you.
Well,
we’ve all done this at some point, right? Some people, when they’ve had an
argument with their partner and they messaged something totally off topic,
they’ll be so angry that their partner didn’t text them with a sincere apology
that they often use the dreaded ‘k’ reply.
In
such scenario, expect the dry texting to end when the argument is properly
forgiven.
For
me, those are the only reasons that could signal dry texting won’t become a big
deal. The rest of the time, I don’t feel comfortable or lack tolerance for dry
texting.
We’re
all guilty of dry texting occasionally, but if you notice the texts you receive
from a specific person are always the same “one word format” and they leave you
pondering about what to say next or leaves you thinking if what you said or
information passed across is useful to them or not.
It’s more annoying when you
know the information sent to them is valuable to them and they reply with one
word-k. Put simply, you’re wasting your time. They don’t deserve your time and efforts a bit.
In
that case, stop texting them or use their *one word* to reply them as well and
see what happens next. If they’re simply a lazy texter, they’ll likely notice.
If
they’re just lazy texter they’ll probably add to the word count as a result of
your initial silence and peradventure they don’t bother to text after that
point, you can get rid of them or put them in their place and only reach out to
them with just a word “Hi”.
Do they care?
If
the person you’ve texted is someone you want to know romantically and you
really care for and go out of your way when it has to do with them and you want
to step things up a little, tread carefully with this move. If this person
sends you dry texts always, does it mean they’re just not that into you?
I
hate to say it, but probably – A big YES.
Don’t
forget they could be stressed by something in their life, work or they could be
lazy texters, but that isn’t an excuse for RUDENESS.
It
will surprise you to know that dry texting is the epitome of communication
rudeness. Ask
yourself
whether you really want someone so disrespectful in your life. Of course not!
It’s
like keeping you hanging on in many ways. Take a closer look at it. They reply
with a word and you are confused if they love you or not and sometimes you make
excuses for their dry texting because you have feelings for them.
If
they’re not into you, but they’re still replying in a dry way, they’re not
ghosting you, but they’re not really grabbing the string you’ve left dangling
either. It’s a tease. It’s not something you should have time for and the day
you decide to reply them in such manner and put your feelings for them on hold,
you’ll feel great.
Stop giving excuses for their dry texting:
Let’s
be practical here. Do you know that the shyest person on the planet has far more
confidence when texting? So that’s never something you should accept as an
excuse for dry texting.
It
really comes down to you understanding that this person isn’t worth your time
and effort in any bit, whether they’re actually into you or not. Hence go find
someone who knows how to have a normal two way conversation and appreciates
your time and efforts.
Moreover,
how are you supposed to know someone with a ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘okay’, sure replies?
It’s not going to work so walk!
Dry
texting shows a total lack of respect and it’s not something I would like in a
potential partner. You can’t be together all the time, so communication via
text is something you should have in your life especially in this era when we
have easy access to phone and the internet.
As
mentioned earlier, it is understandable if they’re busy and they should find
time to give a proper reply when they’re less busy. They should also create
time to reply texts that demand immediate replies.
Texts
are supposed to ping into your inbox and make you smile, maybe even laugh out
loud and take you by surprise especially lovely good morning text from someone
special.
So, is it NO tolerance to dry texting?
Personally,
I’m afraid so. It’s a yes, yes for me. You probably feel differently about it.
I like a two way conversation with someone where I don’t feel like a constant
bother with my presence.
If
I say ‘Hi’ and went on to ask how your day went and so on, I expect some
reasonable reply from you and not just ‘cool’ or ‘fine’. For goodness sakes,
it’s called conversation.
If
you’re in the wrong of dry texting on a regular basis, you need to rectify the attitude
or habit immediately. You could be pushing people out of your life without
realizing it.
Maybe
you don’t understand that what you’re doing is rude. I’m sure you know now and
sending one word answers to texts, especially when someone has carefully thought
about what to say and maybe drafted it beforehand shows a total lack of
thought, care and it shows your level of rudeness for that person.
Being
more aware of your texting habits can enhance your friendships and
relationships. At the end of the day, texting is fun and also for serious talk.
Back and forth jokes, gifs, etc. Who doesn’t love all of that during a boring
day at work or elsewhere?
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