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Reaching out first to a guy is a scary, nerve-wracking thing to do. Waiting for a text back is even worse! And not getting a reply back is the worst. The first ten minutes are nerve-wracking because you’re constantly checking your phone to see if you got a reply. When there’s no reply there’s the thought of not getting a text back or even worse, being left on read! It’s a nervewracking experience that involves a lot of phone checking and overthinking.
Relate much? Here are 5 stages every girl goes through when they’re waiting for a text back.
Confidence!
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After you send that text you’re feeling yourself, you’re proud and confident af! You can do anything and nothing can stop you! Oh but just wait.
Waiting…
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Next comes the waiting game… that is unless you’re lucky enough to get a reply back instantaneously. If that’s the case, marry him! Waiting to get your reply back is a dark place.
Overthinking…
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Ahh so you still don’t have a reply and now you’re rethinking everything. Scratch that, overthinking. Maybe he doesn’t like me? Why did I text him? He’s not going to reply? He’s with someone else! Blah, blah, blah. It’s a crazy, freak out sort of moment and it doesn’t feel good. Come on, putting yourself out there and getting rejected is always hard!
So the next part can go one of 2 ways…
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Happiness, reassurance, breaking out into song and dance when you do get a reply back. Times that by 10 when it’s a good one asking to hang out again!
OR…
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You never get a reply back. You’re annoyed, sad, pissed, mad. Putting yourself out there and getting rejected sucks! I said this before and I’ll say it again because it sucks! Now he’s off the list and cue wanting to throw your phone across the room.
Don’t worry…
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Hindsight being 20/20, not getting a text back means you’re not going to waste your time on the person and that’s way better to find out sooner rather than later! It still sucks and you won’t want to text someone first the next time but hey, it’s happened to all of us.
