Some people are genuinely bad at text as a medium and completely different in person or on the phone. Others are giving you exactly the energy they have for you. The difference is whether the dryness is uniform or selective.
A dry texter is not automatically uninterested. But a dry texter who never suggests seeing you is.
Does he ever move the conversation somewhere else — a call, a plan, a voice note? Effort that shows up as logistics counts. Effort that never leaves the chat doesn't.
“i'm bad at texting all day too — want to just call later?”
“we're both clearly thriving in this conversation. drink this week?”
“texting isn't really doing it for me. are you up for actually meeting?”
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