Posted on 05/23/2024 8:44:31 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
“Is he a bad texter, or is he over 35?”
Elizabeth Castaldi, a popular US creator, has sparked a viral discussion about the generation gap in texting when it comes to dating.
Castaldi, 27, recently went on a date with a 35-year-old man and she was baffled by the text he sent her the next day.
“Hey, had fun last night. Have a good day,” the man texted.
Then, in true Generation Z fashion, Castaldi took that private message, screenshotted it and posted it online, where it has amassed more than 500,000 views.
She added the caption: “I have to start dating people my own age. But I won’t.”
Castaldi’s confusion at the text message firmly divided the comment section.
Some thought she was being accurate and he was texting like a millennial, while others thought she was being unfair and the text she received wasn’t out of the ordinary.
“I’m confused how is this bad?” one person asked.
Castaldi replied that she didn’t have the “ick” by his formal text message, but his millennial texting style made her unable to tell if he wanted to see her again.
“Let’s be clear, I do not have the ick. I just can’t read him and I really, really want to go on a second date,” she wrote.
Someone else replied and said the problem with the 35-year-old’s text is that it was too sterile.
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My take-away? I’m getting old - and Thank God I am!
Viewed through the eyes of a pubescent high school female sophomore.
These people need to get a freakin life.
Sounds like he had an okay one nighter and was brushing her off nicely.
Have a nice day.
Couldn't she simply test a response..."Me too, would you like to grab a drink this Friday?"
i think the problem was not enough emojis ... gots to have LOTS of emojis for youngsters to understand a message since they’re not very good at actual reading ...
Translation: plain English is a foreign language to young people. Like, totally.
Men shouldn’t use emojis.
In the old days, we would call, and talk.
“You sent me a text. And I didn’t quite understand it. I have decided to reject you and post your text to the internet where 500,000 people can view and possibly mock you. Please be aware that this is all your fault because you text like a Millenial.”
Amen! Getting old ROCKS!
He didn’t want a second date, he wouldn’t have texted. I hope he saw what she did with his text. Stay away from her.
Then text him back, or God forbid, call him.
It’s a great example of why grown men shouldn’t date children.
Hey, don't ask me. I was commenting yesterday on a thread about rotary telephones. So that's my basis for communication with the opposite sex during dating and courtship. Oh, and I use the word "courtship" too....
it’s just Elizabeth getting free publicity ...
(more than) One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
If anyone can translate this, please do.
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His text sounded business cordial to her. I would suggest that saying “Have a good day” in particular sounded almost dismissive.
I think they are suggesting that she probably wanted something in text speak, which I cannot to claim to be proficient in, so I’ll probably slander it, but something like “Yo last night was cray noice. U down 4 moar fun?”
What’s the definition of “ick?”
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