Lost in Textlation

So you’re texting this guy, getting your flirt on and laying out your best lines, you think everything is headed straight for relationship-land when you find out that you misread “you’re cute” for “I love you”. It’s the age-old tale of being lost in textlation, the awkward moment when you realize that you’ve misread the signs and are on completely different pages – or different books entirely. You think the relationship is going somewhere, while he thinks it’s just casual flir-texting. I have to be honest, I stole the term ‘lost in textlation’ from Jimmy, but I think his video sums up this situation perfectly. (*if you’re easily offended by vulgar language – don’t watch this)

I think that everyone has experienced this awkward situation of misread texts. If you think you haven’t, you have, you just didn’t realize it … sorry. I think the general rule of thumb for everyone is to try not to assume things, because we all know what happens when we assume … Try to play it cool and not read too deeply into texts, it’s difficult to tell a person’s tone and voice through texting, and ever harder to figure out sarcasm and humour (without putting tons of little emoticons – guilty – but try not to use those, you’re a grown up). An even better tactic? Have conversations in person! I know it’s a revolutionary concept, but try it. It just might reduce the amount of awkward in your life, and maybe you’ll finally find that special someone who really does mean “I love you”.