If He Only Texts You After Midnight, Do Not Answer
By
Sughra Hafeez in
Life Style
On 1st July 2017
It's after midnight. You're laying in bed, unable to sleep. Finally, you get on Facebook. You see a specific person is online or maybe, he or she liked an Instagram post of yours.
Or worse, you were already thinking about this person before you got on social media and you're looking for a reason to strike up a conversation.
In your head, you compose a myriad of text messages that you can send to win back an ex or reveal your true feelings to a close friend.
And, even if it's a totally innocuous text, you really can't send it until the light of the day without seeming abrupt, creepy, deranged or all of the above. You know the desire to send that message will dissipate by dawn.
So, in honor of that odd pocket of time in the night, here's a compilation of all the texts and actions you shouldn't do between 11 pm and 7 am. It is quiet hours, after all
#1 If he texts “sup” or “Hey”
If he randomly sent this text sup or hey or even sometimes as short as yo or any similar messages, this could only mean a “weak attempt” on starting a conversation with you. Don’t even try to dig deep into it. It just means that yes, the guy’s thinking about you, but he’s not thinking hard enough. But on the good note, it’s the most common conversation starter, meaning he wants to get to know you more but isn’t sure what to say. Text back or reply if you like him, but don’t bother if you’re not sure about him (spare his feelings, guys has feelings too, you know)
#2 What to reply when he sent you “Where you at?"
It’s weird for a guy to start a conversation with this text especially If you get this message on a Friday or Saturday night, it’s likely that the guy is hitting you up as a last resort. But if you two are really close and had had a good conversation before, it means that he just want to check where you are or possibly want to meet you up.
#3 "Can I come over?"
This is the "I'm drunk and horny" text, LoDolce says, and is typically sent after midnight on a weekend night. Don't respond unless you're equally down for a booty call.
#4 “Want to meet up later?”
If a guy sends you this message before night time, say 8 p.m., it shows he’s being serious and is eager to see you. It means he is looking forward and plans his every move on you. But if he doesn’t do anything but to text you, and you want to see some more effort, tell him you prefer to talk on the phone. If he calls, you can tell that he’s interested into something more than just playing. This will separate the boys who likes games and the men who wants relationship.
#5 "How are you?"
"When guys like a girl, their minds can get jumbled," LoDolce says. He's probably not intentionally being boring, he just doesn't know what to say. If you really like the guy, ask him to give you a call later—he might just be a bad texter.
#6 “What are you doing?”
When a guy calls and you are unable to answer, then he leaves a voicemail, but the again sent you a text message to check what you are doing, he might think that you are checking your phone every now and then or he is being too clingy. Either way, wait to get back to him. And if he keeps up doing this, you might want to rethink the budding relationship. You don’t want to be suffocated in the end and it is unhealthy. If he is not doing this excessively, just ask you once or twice a day, it just simply means that he cares about you.
#7 "Had a great time last night :)"
LoDolce calls this the "I need validation" text, and it usually comes after a first date or first time hooking up. "Respond if you want to see him again to let him know how much fun you had," he advises.
#8 “I’m thinking of you”
The sweetest thing besides I loves you. If you have feelings for this guy then go ahead and reply back. If he is a random guy that happens to have your number then he is a creep. Ask him to delete your number.
#9 "Good morning ;)"
When a guy you like sends this kind of text, especially on a random weekday, it means he's into you, too. "This just the appropriate amount of flirting for the start of a new relationship," Trombetti says.
#10 “Great meeting you!”
If he texts you this almost instantly right after meeting you, he’s definitely interested!
#11 "The only girl for me"
It doesn’t matter what emoji he used. It doesn’t matter how much he pleaded. It doesn’t matter how many sweet little dialogues he came up with just to try to convince you that he’s worth your time. And it doesn’t matter if he keeps calling you his ‘baby’ or ‘darling’ or ‘the only girl for me’ because he only decided to text you when the sun came down, and when there was no one around to question him for his actions. He called you after midnight when he didn’t really need to share a meaningful conversation with you or even look you in the eye for more than a minute.
#12 "A distraction"
Open up his message and leave him with a blue tick on Whatsapp, a ‘seen’ on Facebook, and an unanswered text. Just do not give him the satisfaction of replying back. If he wanted to actually talk, he would be with you at midnight instead of realizing, just as the clock ticks 12, that you’re on his mind. Because a girl who gets a text at midnight is simply an afterthought, a passing feeling, a distraction maybe! You deserve to have a guy’s full attention at any hour of the day, not just when he’s done with the rest of the world.
#13 Stay away.Don't reply!
Place it upside down. Leave it in another room. Put it in silent mode. Or simply take the decision of staying away from technology for the next 7 hours or so. Just take away his ability to crawl into your mind from that stupid screen! The only control he has over you comes from his ability to communicate- so break that control. Cut off all communication. Refuse to let him affect you. Get back the power he’s trying to steal from you and place that power in your own hands by destroying all ties with him.
#14 He doesn’t think you’re special.
This won’t mean something to him. You’re just a name he came across on his phone, a conversation he likes to scroll through when there’s nothing else left to do. And for all he cares, you could have been any girl. You could have been the girl he met a few days back at the club, the girl who he loved once, or the girl who works with him and glances over from her cubicle every once in a while. It really isn’t about you. It’s only about him. And for guys who only feel the need to text after midnight, it always will be!
#15 You’re just an option!
An alternative to going home alone, a possibility that he can happily live without. You are the face in his mind when he just wants ‘something fun’, and not a person he actually cares about. You’re just a name in his phone, a possibility of a fun night, another person who can only fulfill his lust and not the emptiness in his soul. As hard as this may feel to accept, you always need to remember that you are not a person he actually values.
#16 Hold on it.
The decision to reply is your only lifeline, and you need to hold on to it. Your decision to reply is your only power, and you need to preserve it. Your decision to reply is your self-worth and respect, and you need to maintain it. Your decision to reply is the only thing you’ll have left in the end, and you really owe it to yourself to take the decision you won’t regret!
#17 “booty call”
If you ever receive a text message late at night that consists of asking you where you are, what you are doing, and if you want to come over—these messages are for one purpose and one purpose only: Sex. No, he isn’t dying to see a movie—he is dying to see you naked. If a man wants to get to know you, he will make plans to do so, and will not wait until late at night to see where you are. HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN YOU IF THE ONLY TIME HE WANTS TO SEE YOU IS AFTER DARK. Some women believe they can catch a man by bedding him in one of these late night situations—but I have yet to hear a story of a happily married couple who started with “booty call” texts. Please spend some time
#18 The callout.
You recall all the grievances others have had committed against you, pretty or not. You get worked up, and then you send a text. The message might begin like this:
“Hi, Joel, I really don't appreciate…”
Then there's this: “Hahaha I'm deleting old texts, and I saw you never answered the text I sent you three months ago. Do you have an answer now?”
#19 The alarmist.
Suddenly, whatever you have to say can't wait. You absolutely can't fall asleep without letting the other person know your feelings. So here it goes:
“I think your boyfriend's going to propose soon. I don't even know him, but it's February, and he looks basic. DON'T GET MARRIED.”
#20 Truth or truth?
“Would you be upset if I broke you and your boyfriend up? (And, how fast is your average rebound?)” All and all, you probably shouldn't do any of these things, even in the light of day.