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Love Life with Matthew Hussey

(Matt Monday): How To Respond To "Bare Minimum" Texting

Love Life with Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.82.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Ever found yourself sitting with your friends trying to "decode" what someone's texts mean, especially when they seem to be giving the bare minimum? And should you respond with the same aloof behavior?
Today’s video will give you some simple techniques for clear communication, show you how to model the behavior you want to see, and give you the confidence to set your standards so you're not waiting around for someone to put in more effort.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Have you ever sat around with your friends and decoded text messages?

0:04.0

If you get a text message, you wonder what it means, what you should say back,

0:07.8

you have a tribunal with your friends to try and figure it out. Have you experienced someone who gives you so little effort in text messages

0:34.8

that you wonder why on earth you are continuing to engage with them?

0:39.2

And yet you can't help but feel this irresistible urge to keep going with them.

0:45.0

This is the bare minimum texting and I want to talk about how you can get out of it today.

0:52.0

What does it look like to show up in a way that is actually going to make someone put in more effort?

1:10.5

Now I went through a little scroll through TikTok and I found this video of a woman breaking down with her friends a text exchange that she had with a guy who's driving her crazy.

1:18.6

All right, we'll watch it together.

1:21.0

So today was giving bare minimum. Good morning good morning. I didn't

1:26.0

reply with an emoji because like why would I? Yeah. Why? How are we feeling? I

1:30.5

called him. He doesn't pick up up I say call me he goes hold up baby girl talking to my man he's telling me something I'm like okay very dry

1:39.3

1158 he responds 138 it was a long combo.

1:44.0

I didn't want to respond anything.

1:45.0

Still doesn't call you back.

1:47.0

Okay.

1:48.0

So then I call me.

1:50.0

You don't call me. And then what, you never call me back if someone's like,

1:53.0

you never call me back if someone's like,

1:56.0

244 responds at 820.

1:58.0

I legit...

1:59.0

Still hasn't called me.

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