poppyfields Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Trail Blazer said: GIFs are amazing. I use them all the time. Especially when I'm on Messenger and I CBF replying to someone.... Lol, TB you're hilarious; on a different thread, today you posted one should use text messaging sparingly suggesting it's a poor way to communicate, but yet you think gifs are amazing? And use all the time? Versus communicating with actual words? Goodness gracious, using gifs alone in response to a message has got to be the most ineffective type of communique there is! It is funny though, I'll give you that. Edited September 25, 2020 by poppyfields 2
Trail Blazer Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, poppyfields said: Lol, TB you're hilarious; on a different thread, today you posted one should use text messaging sparingly suggesting it's a poor way to communicate, but yet you think gifs are amazing? And use all the time? Versus communicating with actual words? Surely, I must be missing something because that makes very little sense to me. It is funny though, I'll give you that! I'm not sure if you're being facetious or not. I'll take the bait anyway and answer. Gifs are a message within a message. Nothing says, "I have nothing further to say on the matter" without actually coming out and saying that expressly. So, it stands to reason then, that I love to use them when people are not sparingly using their Messenger accounts to message me. In any case, the two statements were intended for different contexts.
CautiouslyOptimistic Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 I kinda live for Gifs, gotta be honest lol. But, if that's the only way someone you're trying to get to know is communicating, I can see why it would be annoying! But, Gifs are hilarious and pretty much the best thing to ever happen to texting.
poppyfields Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) TB my post was a part tongue-n-cheek, part serious, but tnx for answering, I do get it. I recall watching a video not too long ago of a couple who were dating and communicating using only emojis and gifs. What was funny was that it was actually working quite well for them, it was like their own little language! I couldn't make heads or tails of what they were "saying" (well I sort of could lol) but hey whatever works! Edited September 25, 2020 by poppyfields
CaliforniaGirl Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, CautiouslyOptimistic said: I kinda live for Gifs, gotta be honest lol. But, if that's the only way someone you're trying to get to know is communicating, I can see why it would be annoying! But, Gifs are hilarious and pretty much the best thing to ever happen to texting. Using GIFs WITH actual conversation happening in there somewhere is one thing. 1
Dork Vader Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 13 hours ago, Blondegirl89 said: I recently met this guy for a date, we went for dinner which lasted about 3 hours. We then went for a walk afterwards. Eventually we said goodbye. We shared a nice goodbye kiss. The thing is, we’ve been chatting back and forth for a while now since the date and he uses an insane amount of gifs in the chats. If I ask him something he will reply with a gif, he knows I’m not the biggest fan of them and would rather communicate as opposed to sending gifs. I should also mention he’s 32 so I’m guessing should he open for communication as opposed to just gifs. I noticed he also changed his profile name to “looking for dates”. Which to be honest was a bit of a kick in the stomach. I don’t care if he dates others it’s just changing his profile name to just dates kinda pissed me off. Anyway I know I’ve know right to be annoyed for him changing his name but to me that’s a clear cut sign he isn’t feeling it the same with the constant gif sending. am I wrong? A GIF here or there is not a huge deal. I use them because they can be funny.. But they are not the main source of communication. I'll also use emoji when I'm busy and don't have time to type out a huge response. But if someone I'm talking to makes it clear they are not into them I quit using them entirely. The changing the profile name I don't think is a huge deal (yet). I have changed mine on dating websites, typically when I'm not getting responses. I also try and stay active on the website, until things get semi-serious. Going on a date and getting ghosted is common. So unless it seems like things are progressing and we are starting spend more and more time together I stay active on the website.
Dork Vader Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, poppyfields said: ineffective type of communique there is! Oh no, when my girl friend (well not sure what she is) sends me a GIF that implies don't try it or anger.. I know better. 1
poppyfields Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Dork Vader said: Oh no, when my girl friend (well not sure what she is) sends me a GIF that implies don't try it or anger.. I know better. Lol, yeah I hear ya. My bf will send an angry gif to me too sometines (playfully) when I get too out of hand. Edited September 25, 2020 by poppyfields
Wiseman2 Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 The Wall Street Journal: Some companies might encourage employees to reply to work messages with GIFs or emojis.
Watercolors Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 4:29 PM, Blondegirl89 said: Probably. Lol The more I think of it the more I feel like I might just cancel coffee. he told me he’s a film producer I thought oh interesting, I asked if he had any short films I could watch on YouTube etc and he said I could see them next year at Cannes. It was a smartass response to my can I see some of your work. What does he produce? Porns? I mean, he has 2 OLD accounts and only communicates to you via GIFS. He's just wasting your time. Why are you still investing yours in him? He's not serious about getting to know you at all or he'd actually make a real effort to talk to you. On 9/24/2020 at 11:32 AM, Wiseman2 said: Delete and block him. he's a time-waster. If he's not asking you out and sends nonsense and breadcrumbs instead, he's not interested. Unfortunately there are many one-and-done dates and no matter how well it seemed to go, people meet others and simply move on. This^ right here. 1
Versacehottie Posted September 27, 2020 Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) I wouldn't care if a guy I was dating used GIFs (unless it was extremely excessive). Some people might see it as immature but I think it is showing a sense of humor, light-heartedness. Depends on your perspective. If he uses in place of where a more serious or word conversation should be taking place, yeah well that's immature or cause for concern. I would be annoyed if we'd already been on a date and he changed his profile to "looking for dates". Backward slide. Nope. Also if I discovered a second profile--I don't know what the explanation would be for that but most of them point to sketchy! Most likely explanation is that he has two to try to maximize his results or "restart" with people who've already swiped left on him. Or also possible that he is really trying to reach a specific person somehow. Idk, his behavior doesn't seem like something you like, no harm in having enough info at this point to move on. Good luck Edited September 27, 2020 by Versacehottie
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