From: Ex
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 onehey. what's up?
Change the game
if there's something you want to say, say it
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