Questão 22 - Uri Erechim Medicina 2022

The Seven Deadly Sins of Romantic Texting

 

    Text messaging has permanently altered the way
men and women communicate with each other when it
comes to dating and love. Many of us over-analyze the
romantic dilemmas that occur because of text
[05] messaging, but follow this advice to avoid the seven
deadly sins of texting your date:

    Wrath: Wrath, or anger, happens all too often
when texting. When talking in person, you can read
your guy’s body language and listen to his tone of voice
[10] to understand what he means. Without these cues,
deciphering an ambiguous text message can be
maddening and can lead to many misunderstandings.
Don’t lash out via text message if you’re upset with
your man! Call him to talk it out instead.

[15]     Greed: If you’re playing the field a bit, it can be
tempting to mass text a few guys to see who will “bite,”
so to speak. This is greedy and unfair to the poor chaps
who think they’re the sole recipient of your message. If
you must text multiple dudes at once, you should at
[20] least send out individual messages with personalized
greetings. Play on, player. Play on.

    Sloth: In this day and age, the cell phone is
practically a new appendage on the human body. We
all know that everyone keeps his or her phone close
[25] by, so don’t be a sloth and lazily take hours to reply to
a text. This goes double if you’re texting about plans
the two of you have later. Sloth-like behavior leaves
the other person hanging while making you seem
uninterested, both of which negatively impact your
[30] relationship.

    Pride: So he’s a player – or a sloth – and took

one whole day to respond to your text. Many times, a
girl’s pride will demand that she wait an equal amount of
time before replying. This tactic is counterproductive, as
[35] he likely doesn’t care about you or your text very much
to begin with, or else he would have responded ASAP.
Playing games by timing your reply to his tardy texts is
an utter waste of your time and energy.

    Lust: The rise of “sexting” has made many a lady
[40] vulnerable to the ugly side of text messaging. Never
send your guy sexy pictures or suggestive messages if
you are not in a committed relationship – and even then,
you might want to keep your guard up. Once a lusty
message is sent, there is no way of taking it back; if
[45] things go awry, you’ve already sent him all of the
blackmail material he needs.

    Envy: If girl feels jealous, and checks her guy’s
phone for evidence of flirtatious texts he may have sent
or received, it all goes downhill from there. Never look at
[50] the messages in his phone. It’s wrong and breaks trust
between the two of you forever. Having the urge to snoop
in the first place means there are greater issues at hand
in the relationship; express your feelings of envy directly
to save time and heartache.

[55]    Gluttony: Texting is quick and easy and has
conditioned us to expect rapid responses and constant
communication. A gluttonous texter can’t put down her
phone because she’s texting her guy that her breakfast
smells weird or that her shoe is pinching her foot or that
[60] she saw a pigeon with one wing. Some things are better
left untexted. Use texts sparingly, as a way of checking
in or saying hello, and they become all the sweeter.

Fonte: http://www.collegegloss.com/2011/07/seven-deadly-sins-of-romantic-texting.html (adaptado). Acesso em: 05 out. 2021.

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