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What is ‘hermeneutic labor’? Why women are forced to figure out what men really mean

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What is ‘hermeneutic labor’? Why women are forced to figure out what men really mean

It’s an age-old question: How do you really feel? Comprehending someone’s communication style can be challenging, especially through text messages, which can lead to misunderstandings and unintentionally hurting the other person’s feelings. And one of the hardest obstacles that women specifically encounter when dating someone is unclear communication, according to an expert. “These conversations generally … Read more

Dear Abby: I’ve been texting with a guy for two years but he refuses to meet in person

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Dear Abby: I’ve been texting with a guy for two years but he refuses to meet in person

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who matched with another guy on a dating site two years ago this month. At first, we texted constantly. No one has ever made me feel the way he made me feel through texting alone. He displayed qualities that set him apart from anyone else I have talked … Read more

The sneaky invisible texting trick kids love using to fool their parents revealed

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The sneaky invisible texting trick kids love using to fool their parents revealed

It’s an act of text-pionage. A concerned parent has issued a warning after she discovered her child sending “concealed” texts to their friends, as detailed in a viral Reddit post. “My child has found a way to conceal texts,” the unnamed guardian lamented while describing her child’s incognito correspondence on the subreddit Apple/help. They also … Read more

Did you really want to send an eggplant? Older people are using emojis wrong, study says

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Did you really want to send an eggplant? Older people are using emojis wrong, study says

Grandma, did you mean to send that eggplant emoji? A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Nottingham found that older people tended to misuse emojis — such as surprised, fearful, sad and angry reactions — to express their emotions through texting. Many people use emojis in chats to add spice, laughter or … Read more

I canceled on a date as he was on the way to pick me up — this text was a major red flag

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I canceled on a date as he was on the way to pick me up — this text was a major red flag

One text from a woman’s potential suitor landed him in the doghouse. Utsha Saha, who goes by @shahutasaha on TikTok, posted a video on the platform explaining why she canceled on her date while he was on the way to pick her up.  “I’m in shock and I need to tell people what just happened,” … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter’s mother-in-law snooped on her phone and saw my insensitive joke

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Dear Abby: My daughter’s mother-in-law snooped on her phone and saw my insensitive joke

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Teri’s,” mother-in-law snooped into Teri’s text messages and found a cartoon I had sent of two early Colonials at a bar, one saying to the other, “I’ve been in the doghouse ever since I tried to get my mother-in-law hanged as a witch.” An argument ensued over her looking at … Read more

Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are ‘texting every day’ about ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3

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Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are ‘texting every day’ about ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3

Fans of “Big Little Lies” can rejoice — star Nicole Kidman said that Season 3 of the hit HBO series is kicking into high gear. “We’re at work on it,” Kidman, 56, told Variety Sunday night at the premiere of her new Prime Video series, “Expats.” Kidman said she and “Big Little Lies” co-star Reese … Read more

Jessica Williams reveals why Harrison Ford is out of ‘Shrinking’ cast’s group chat

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Jessica Williams reveals why Harrison Ford is out of ‘Shrinking’ cast’s group chat

Harrison Ford has not entered their chat. First-time Emmy nominee Jessica Williams said her “Shrinking” co-stars have a group text chain, but Ford, their fellow cast member, is not included in the conversation. “Harrison’s definitely not on it. You could say it’s a group chat minus one,” she told The Post ahead of the Emmy Awards, airing on … Read more

How you text is giving away your age — Gen Z scraps ‘normal texting’ for this alternative

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How you text is giving away your age — Gen Z scraps ‘normal texting’ for this alternative

Correct grammar is so last generation. If you’re still using proper punctuation and capital letters while texting, your age might be showing, as typing in all lowercase has become a Gen Z hallmark. The younger generation believes the letters “look better” than “ugly” capital letters, and saves full sentences and good grammar for the classroom. … Read more

Woman’s call-out post of man’s ‘patronizing’ text backfires

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Woman’s call-out post of man’s ‘patronizing’ text backfires

A woman has been called out in a popular Facebook for calling a man’s seemingly benign text “patronizing.” The woman posted a text exchange between her and a man she’d matched with online in a Facebook group that is usually a safe space for women to call out the bad behavior of men. The group … Read more

The one text no man should send

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The one text no man should send

A viral trend of women sharing text messages from men has exposed a gross reality that is horrifyingly common. The TikTok trend is ironically called ‘sweet messages’; and women share the furthest thing from cute messages they’ve received. Social media trends typically start wholesome and sometimes become far more harrowing, exposing a hard truth about … Read more

Teens are on phones every waking hour — here’s what parents can do about it: experts

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Teens are on phones every waking hour — here’s what parents can do about it: experts

Here’s an alert you won’t want to ignore. Teens are being flooded with constant notifications on their phones at all hours of the day — even during school and when they’re supposed to be sleeping. New research released Tuesday from Common Sense Media found that on a typical day, nearly half of 11- to 17-year-olds … Read more

I looked through my boyfriend’s phone and found he secretly hated me

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I looked through my boyfriend’s phone and found he secretly hated me

Everything is not what it seems. A woman named Lily confessed that she discovered her boyfriend was never that into her. While snooping through her beau’s phone while he was asleep, she told the Daily Mail that she found several degrading text messages about her. “[He] and his friends spent hours making fun of what … Read more

I read my cheating fiancé’s texts instead of my vows at our wedding

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I read my cheating fiancé’s texts instead of my vows at our wedding

Casey was excited to marry her fiancé Alex* – that was until she received an anonymous text the day before their wedding.  They’d been together for six years and she had thought she had found ‘the one’. But the message changed everything.  According to Tyla, Casey was celebrating in a hotel room with her friends and saw her phone … Read more

My teen texts me this gross emoji when they feel unsafe — it’s our secret bat-signal

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My teen texts me this gross emoji when they feel unsafe — it’s our secret bat-signal

Mom to the rescue. Jax Anderson and her 12-year-old daughter, Evelyn, have their own private distress signal. The secret “S-O-S” allows the preteen to quickly and discreetly telegraph the need for parental intervention, in case of uncomfortable or even life-threatening situations — without anybody knowing she’s calling for help. It’s the “poop” emoji.   “Whenever Evelyn … Read more

Young people more likely to fall while texting and walking, study says

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Young people more likely to fall while texting and walking, study says

Young people are more likely to fall while they’re texting and walking at the same time as opposed to walking without texting, a new study has found.  Neuroscientist and engineer Dr. Matthew Brodie and Dr. Yoshiro Okubo at the University of New South Wales in Australia conducted the study. Brodie told SWNS, the British news service, that … Read more

I found old texts on my husband’s phone — he called me ‘ugly’

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I found old texts on my husband’s phone — he called me ‘ugly’

A woman claims she is “devastated” after discovering old text messages on her husband’s phone calling her “ugly” and bragging about how he was using her. Jane Lewis, 40, from New Jersey revealed that she was scrolling through her unidentified husband’s phone with permission when she came across disturbing text messages from when the two … Read more

Gen Z’s aversion to phone calls has created a brutal dating trend

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Gen Z’s aversion to phone calls has created a brutal dating trend

“I’ll just give them a call.” It is a phrase that may become obsolete when you consider only 1 in 10 Generation Z Aussies would prefer to talk to their friends and family via a phone call Research conducted by CommBank and telco provider More has revealed that 90 percent of Gen Z are anxious about speaking on the … Read more

Dear Abby: My girlfriend is always texting a much younger man

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Dear Abby: My girlfriend is always texting a much younger man

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, “Jana,” and I have been together for 18 years. We live in a small community. About a year ago, a young single guy moved in next door. Jana and “Aiden” took an immediate liking to each other. She’s 64, and he’s 35.  Aiden is on permanent disability, has never had a … Read more

‘Woman tipping hand’ emoji among most confusing for Americans: ‘I have no clue’

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‘Woman tipping hand’ emoji among most confusing for Americans: ‘I have no clue’

Baffled by an upside-down smiley face? Join the club!  The “woman tipping hand” emoji was among the most confounding for people across the country, according to a study conducted last month which also put the “money with wings” and “nail polish” icons at the top of the list. “I have no clue what people mean … Read more