Texting style quiz › The Hint Dropper and the Hype Texter
Texting styles, together
The Hint Dropper and the Hype Texter
One says it softly and sideways. The other says it loud and glad. A hint can’t get a word in.
A free quiz: pick the reply you’d send in 12 everyday moments. About 3 minutes.
Where it works
The big texts bring warmth, and the soft ones leave room, so nobody feels pressed.
Where it trips
A glad reply can bounce right off a hint. And when every text is big, it can be hard to tell how much the cheer really means.
How each can be misread
Hint DropperI might skip it…
- Can mean
- Ask me why.
- Can read as
- Just busy.
Hype TexterNO WAY you have to come!!
- Can mean
- I want you there.
- Can read as
- Not listening.
How it can go
Before a party
Hint DropperI might skip it, not feeling great…
Hype TexterNO WAY you have to come!! it’ll cheer you up!!
Hint Dropperhaha okay…
Porcupine“I might skip it…” may have been asking for something, and the big reply answered with cheer. “haha okay…” may be a yes, or may not.
Why it helps: Check before assuming ›One thing each can try
The Hint Dropper
Big texts are hard to hint into, so say the plain thing.
I’m having a rough week. Could we just hang out?
Why it helps: Say what’s underneath ›The Hype Texter
When a text trails off, slow down for one plain question.
you okay? what would help?
Why it helps: Check before assuming ›What’s your texting style?
Pick the reply you’d really send in twelve everyday moments, and see your style, how it lands and one thing to try.
Find your texting styleMore on these styles
- The Hint DropperYou say it sideways and hope they catch it.
- The Hype TexterBig energy, lots of exclamation points, and you mean every one.
Just for fun, not a personality test. It describes how texts read, not who you are. If you’re afraid of how someone might react, put your safety first and talk to someone you trust (Safety first).