"Sex, Lies And Texting "

If you’ve ever watched “Meet the Parents” or the TV Series “Alias”, you probably know a thing about how to read people. Watch where their eyes go, read their body language, listen to the tone of their voice ? it will all give you little clues to tell if they’re sincere, if they’re lying, if they’re interested in you or if they are just bored. Unfortunately, today’s dating scene in the Philippines comes with one secret weapon designed to break you down: TEXTING. A text message has no body language and no tone, it’s just flat words on a shiny screen on your cellphone. So how do you read a text without having a day long agony-fest over what it actually means? Here’s a quick guided for what she’s actually saying.
	Periods. Anytime she writes a period at the end of the text (when the otherwise general lack of words would suffice to show that the thought is over) she’s one of two things: demanding or pissed off, probably at you. If you’re getting a lot of them, it’s a safe conclusion that you are in trouble. Like this text message “Aalis ako.”
	Exclamation Point! This is a universal sign of excitement; it means she wants you to immediately picture her smiling and eager, like "Watch tayo movie maya!”. Generally a good thing, unless she’s cursing you.
	Question Mark? Obviously, questions needs appropriate punctuation; especially in texts were there is no tone. Frequent question marks ? especially when there isn’t really a question, like “Alis ba tayo later?” , means she’s building up some serious insecurities about your relationship.
	What’s Up? or Musta? If this is all the text says, it means she’s trying to “get-in” without being demanding. It’s a conversation starter that she hopes you’ll answer and ask her back the same question. She’s playing it cool but wants you to be thinking about her.
	Later or Text Text Na Lang. If she’s your buddy, “later or text text na lang” is totally standard. If she’s your leading lady then it is not good. Think about it ? there’s “maya na lang”, “text kita later” and all sorts of ways of making plans in very casual ways, but she’s going our her way to be brief and noncommittal. Not a very good sign for you.
	Ummmm… We say “umm” naturally in conversation at some point in time, but it’s different if she’s going out of her way to write it down. Whatever you just asked her, she doesn’t want to do it and she’s sincerely hoping you’ll take the hint.
Most often than not, the meaning of the words I mentioned are true and applies to the greater majority of Pinays. So girls, don’t make it hard for us, if you really want to communicate by text, say what you mean. It’s so much simpler that way. Text Text Text Ting!