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5.09.2012

(mis)adventures in dating.


me: should i put an emoticon in this text?

natalie: no. 

me: why not?

natalie: because he's not an actor.

me: oh.

(silence)

but he put an emoticon in one of his texts.

natalie: oh, should be fine then. 






i'm finally coming round to emoticons, but don't get me started on emojicons....

11 comments:

Jenni Austria Germany said...

haha, emojicons....

europeans (well, the ones i've encountered in my day) LOVE emoticons. it was actually an adjustment at first because male co-workers would include them in emails and texts and i was mortified!! until someone explained to me, "no, that's totally normal here; not flirty".

Natalie Hill said...

ahahahahah! we needed a hidden camera on sleepover night.

JCP Eats, www.jcpeats.com said...

I'm not going to lie... I had to look up what a emojicon was!

Dee Paulino said...
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meme-and-he said...

hahaha hilarious conversation!

Taylor said...

You know what solves it is just calling? Or heytell/voxing (walkie talkie for your phone). Then instead of the smiley face to represent humor or sarcasm, you can actually just hear your voice.

But yes, this is a tough tough question!

colleen said...

hah - i love this! always wonder what our grandparents would think...

Emily said...

Haha I am not sure how I feel about emoticons either! But I will tell you - I was very unsure about the online dating thing but tried it and ended up meeting my boyfriend who an incredibly kind and fun guy! I am wishing you will find a man worthy of your intellect and heart, meg!!

Unknown said...

Haha this is awesome! I could totally imagine myself having a similar conversation with one of my friends! :)

Unknown said...

i love this and I am never sure about emotions either--I have started using them in emails and blog comments because otherwise i worry people won't get the fact I am joking, maybe that is just something I worry about.

Jennifer M. said...

Are emoticons really that frowned on? I use them all the time, although not usually w/ a guy I'm trying to date. Lol. I personally think it's a great way to get an emotion across on an emotion-less medium like the internet.