Text conversations are tricky, because they allow you more time to formulate a response. They come without an attached tonality. Emoticons can help, but as Laycee Liston mentioned, everyone has their own idea of what each emoji means.
Last semester, I had a (verbal)
conversation with a guy in my ward that went something like this.
Guy: Hey,do you like cheesecake?
Me: Based on what you know of me,
what do you think my answer to that question would be?
Guy: Haha, I’m gonna assume yes?
Me: Of course! I mean, I guess some
people don’t like cheesecake, but you really shouldn’t hang out with those
people. Nobody needs that kind of negativity in their life.
Guy: Well I’m gonna make some
sometime, so you could come over.
Me: Totally! Just let me know.
And then I made a graceful exit because
I’m cool like that. As I walked back to my apartment, I group texted my
roommates, hoping for some help in analyzing whether or not this was a date…however,
the responses I got were surprising.
"Katelyn! Don’t you know that
cheesecake is code at BYU?? For NCMO's!!!" (Non-committal make out
session).
While at first I didn't believe
them, the continual texts I got ended up convincing me that they were telling
the truth. And I started to freak out. It was at this point that there was a
knock on the door. And who could it have been but cheesecake guy?
He came in. “So, cheesecake’s
ready.”
At this point I’m near
hyperventilating but trying to hide it.
I tried to stall for a while, as my
roommates snickered behind my back. It wasn't until they burst out laughing
that I realized--
IT WAS A JOKE. A PRANK. A TRICK.
My dear, sweet roommates ran to this
poor guy’s room after I texted and CONSPIRED AGAINST ME. AND HE PLAYED ALONG.
