Texting style quiz › Two Over-Apologizers
Texting styles, together
Two Over-Apologizers
Two sets of texts saying sorry. Everyone’s careful, and the sorrys can go back and forth.
A free quiz: pick the reply you’d send in 12 everyday moments. About 3 minutes.
Where it works
Both kinds of text care how things land. Nobody feels attacked, and small slips get noticed.
Where it trips
A sorry can invite a sorry back, and the thread fills up with them. The ask or the plan can get buried on both sides.
How each can be misread
One Over-ApologizerSorry, is this okay?
- Can mean
- Just checking.
- Can read as
- Something’s wrong.
The otherNo, I’m sorry!
- Can mean
- I care how this lands.
- Can read as
- It was my fault.
How it can go
Moving a plan
One Over-ApologizerSo sorry, can we move to Thursday?
The otherNo, I’m sorry, I should’ve checked!
One Over-ApologizerSorry, no, that’s on me!
PorcupineBoth texts are kind, and neither answers the question. Thursday may still be open. The sorrys may have taken the place of the plan.
Why it helps: Check before assuming ›One thing each can try
Whoever’s asking
Make the ask the main thing. One sorry is plenty.
Sorry for the change. Can we do Thursday?
Why it helps: Own your part ›Whoever’s answering
Answer first. No sorry needed for something that isn’t yours.
Thursday works!
Why it helps: Own your part ›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 style- The Over-ApologizerYou’d rather say sorry than risk sounding rude.
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).