SORRY NOT SORRY: BAD TEXTER VERSION

I think more than actually replying to my friend’s text messages I am continuously apologising for responding to them after multiple hours. I have reached that stage in this quarantine where I am just physically incapable of texting people back and more than that I am tired of apologising for it. I prefer to give all of myself to the people who are around me physically rather than spending more time on “virtual relationships”, basically preferring to live in the moment with real people than small talk over text. 

This being said I know that right now video calling and texting is literally the only way you can keep in touch with your friends and family but its been 6 damn months and my fingers are starting to wear out with all the typing and my eyes have definitely gotten a little more blind because of all the time I’m spending on my gadgets.

 I feel like its very important for millennials to know that in case a person isn’t replying to you, instead of being disheartened and feeling like “they don’t care”, or “if a person really cares, they’ll text faster” be happy for these moments they’re having, because if someone isn’t texting you they’re probably busy making beautiful memories, or working on themselves, or doing something in the real world than our virtual reality and if you really care for the person you’d be happy for them. 

Manier times my friends wake up to a random “thank you for everything”, “you’re amazing, and I hope you have a beautiful day” message and then they know that even though I haven’t been in touch that much, I’m thinking of them, and they know they will always mean a lot to me. 

Social media has made not replying such a big deal in more ways than you even realize, like when you can see on WhatsApp when a message was delivered and seen, and how on snap chat you can see just how long ago a person opened your message/snap and Instagram when somebody leaves you on “seen”, is it really that bad for a person to want to live in the moment instead of texting? 

And the memes, OH GOD THESE MEMES! 

They create this impression in a person’s mind that for an individual to actually care he/she has got to reply fast and be on their phone 24*7 which is honestly a little depressing. 

I just want all the bad texters out there to know that you don’t have to feel guilty about not texting and for the people waiting for someone’s reply, while they’re busy making memories and building themselves why don’t you go do the same!? Trust me it’s better!!