For kids and young adults both, it’s a good way to in a sense “say” what you want without having to actually say it. This allows teens both male and female to avoid awkward situations with the other sex such as asking them out on a date(starting a relationship- scaredy cat) or breaking up with them(ending the relationship-a real jerk) along with all the other awkward moments found in between.

A question that I’m sure many teenage girls have while texting a guy is “How do I tell if he likes me or just isn’t interested?” A very obvious but often complicated solution to this very common problem would be to bluntly ask the guy if he is interested in you. This causes problems for many girls because they may not feel comfortable asking such an important question either because they are very shy or just afraid of what the answer may turn out to be. One thing that girls may not understand is that guys are in the exact same situation and are just as scared as you are when it comes to asking these types of questions even over texting! So is there any way that a teenage girl can determine whether a guy is interested just in the way that he texts?

I believe that, yes, there are a few ways through a guy’s texting that can help a girl to answer this very interesting question:

First Sign

If a guy puts any sort of smiley faces (especially the winky face ;) ) he usually wants to be either your boyfriend or is at least interested in you.

Second Sign

Asking questions about your family or other personal issues also indicates that a boy may be interested. 

Third Sign 

If a guy is the first to text you or texts you often, he may just want to date you.

Fourth Sign

Laughing at things that wouldn’t normally be funny is another great way to answer this question.

Fifth Sign

Responding to texts very quickly shows a guy is really interested in the conversation and wants to keep talking.

On the other hand, there are also a few ways to determine if a guy is just not interested in dating you:

First Bad Sign

One word answers (i.e ya, okay, haha) that are an attempt to end the conversation are usually a good indicator that a boy doesn’t want to date.

Second Bad Sign

Responding very slowly to text messages or not responding at all shows that a guy doesn’t really want to be talking to you (as bad as that sounds).

I really hope this helps you girls to understand more about texting the opposite sex and how it really isn’t as complicated as one might think. If you have questions you want to ask me or ideas for future articles shoot an email to thescene@relatemag.com and I’ll be able to address them in my upcoming blogs. Happy texting!!!

-Zack

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Looking around at the smiling faces, it’s hard to deny that the holiday season is upon us. This is the perfect time of year to celebrate with family, friends, and that perfect boy in your life.

Unless of course that perfect boy doesn’t have a clue; or is non-existent.

No worries, keep up the cheery attitude. There are plenty of reasons to celebrate being single around the holidays. Here are the top ten reasons why being boyfriendless is pure bliss.

Being single around the holidays rock because…

1. You have an excuse to hang out with your family during the holidays without feeling silly.

2. You never know who you might meet under the mistletoe.

3. You will have one less present to buy.

4. You can plan a fun holiday get-together with the girls- no boys allowed.

5. You get to avoid the awkward afternoon with his family and can instead enjoy your own family traditions.

6. You can wear the silly snow hat and gloves and not worry about impressing anyone.

7. You can make a list of New Year’s Resolutions with just you in mind.

8. You can spend an entire afternoon baking cookies with your mom and stuff yourself with sweets.

9. You can indulge in the holiday classics and avoid the endless hours of watching football on television.

10. You can start your own tradition.