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What to text back when your ex says « hey stranger »

Already decoded. Here's what they actually meant, the specific words doing the damage, and three replies ranked by what we'd send.

Ex

hey stranger

Deniable opener

What they actually meant

A greeting engineered to be deniable. It's playful enough that they can claim it meant nothing if you don't bite. They're checking whether the door is still open.

How loaded this is · loaded

Replies you can send

Keep it calm

hey. how've you been?

Hold your ground

We'd send this one

hey. what's up?

Change the game

if there's something you want to say, say it

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