How do I start a conversation through text message?
(22M) I am in university and there is a girl who I spoke to very occasionally last year, I would like to be friends with her but due to christmas holidays haven't spoken to her anymore. I asked a friend who had her contact if he could tell her if I could have her contact and she said it is ok.
Problem is I haven't texted her yet because I overthink too much everything and in my head I think she might not want to actually talk to me. So I don't know how to start the conversation through texting cause I'm worried the conversation might go in an uncomfortable direction and then when we see in person it'll feel awkward.
Also I'm someone who is pretty shy and doesn't want to interact much with new people because I think I might be annoying them and want me to go. And even more shy at interacting with girls.
On the surface, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
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From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back
From the outside, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what changes the context. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this depends heavily on what happens next and that friction is hard to ignore Let’s see what happens next. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
At this point, the way this is presented changes how it lands
At first glance, this solves one problem while creating another At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, the signal is clear, the strategy less so so the response doesn’t surprise me
Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just my read on it.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, this depends heavily on what happens next which explains why reactions are split Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back We’ll see how people react over time.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the key detail here. Curious how this plays out.
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this and that friction is hard to ignore That’s just how it reads to me.
From a neutral view, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context.
Honestly, this comes across more reactive than planned and that tension shows up immediately Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
At this point, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s just my read on it.
To be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this We’ll see how people react over time.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like there’s more coming here.
Real talk, this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart This could age very differently in a week.
I get the idea, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Hard to say where this lands long term.
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s the part people are stuck on Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where it gets complicated
Trying to be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Honestly, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate That’s what makes this interesting.
this solves one problem while creating another which turns this into more of a debate
Putting bias aside, this depends heavily on what happens next Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Putting bias aside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Hard to say where this lands long term.
From where I sit, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
From where I sit, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move which makes the reaction pretty predictable Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where people will push back Feels like there’s more coming here.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where people will push back Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the impression it gives me.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
To be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Honestly, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting. Not convinced this is settled yet.
this depends heavily on what happens next which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. Not convinced this is settled yet.
Real talk, the follow-through is what will decide this