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sixteen women, sixteen ways of texting. read her contact card, or go to the dictionary below and see what her message really means.
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Marcy, 47
barista-owner
lol. no. lol. wait, yes.
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Bree, 21
apprentice roofer
did NOT double text. ...okay I did.
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Kayleigh, 28
dental hygienist
k. 馃檪 fine.
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Ruby, 20
ride-share driver and part-time barista
read receipts are a war crime
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Esther, 50
midwife
thinking of you. no further comment.
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Charlene, 44
long-haul trucker
ten-four. you up?
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Tiana, 23
flight attendant
landing in 2. dont miss me.
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Alana, 41
realtor
Perfectly punctuated, which means I like you.
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Shanice, 30
hair stylist
ALL CAPS IS MY LOVE LANGUAGE
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Jess, 33
tattoo artist
....
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Roxanne, 39
sous chef
brb. oven. dont move.
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Gwen, 55
retired postal worker
I do not text. I correspond.
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Xochitl, 52
court interpreter
Reading your message again. Three times.
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Wren, 36
ferry deckhand
voice note incoming. brace.
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Dani, 26
paramedic
ok. ok.
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Quinn, 34
bike mechanic
k that was the funniest thing today
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The kk Dictionary
Sixteen texting signals, each explained by the woman who sends it. Filter by signal and by mood, then pick one, and the thread opens with her message as your first text. All of it is fiction written for the site; no member sent any of it.
kk 路 busykkmeans: i saw it between two calls and i have not forgotten you.send back: one line. she answers faster to one line.Dani Wisniewski reply
. 路 trouble.means: i am deciding whether to be angry, and you have about a minute.send back: the true thing, in six words or fewer.Jess Calder reply
Okay. 路 fondOkay.means: yes, and the capital letter is because i like you.send back: match the punctuation. do not get casual too fast.Alana Vega reply
wait 路 loudwaitmeans: i double texted and i am pretending i did not.send back: answer the second text. it is the real one.Bree Tolliver reply
lol 路 loudlolmeans: that was funny, or it hurt, and i can't tell which yet.send back: ask which. she will tell you.Marcy Pellerin reply
CAPS 路 loudWAIT. WAIT. OK.means: i am excited, i have no chill and you are the reason.send back: match the energy for one message, then breathe.Shanice Burrell reply
long one 路 loudbrace. long one comingmeans: i am about to tell a story with a joke at the end.send back: wait for the end before you laugh.Wren Ostrander reply
again 路 fondReading your message again.means: it landed, and i do not answer until i have the right word.send back: leave a gap. she values the pause.Xochitl Esparza reply
k. 路 troublek. fine.means: it is not fine, and the full stop is the evidence.send back: apologise for the specific thing, not in general.Kayleigh Dunn reply
brb 路 busybrb. oven. dont move.means: i am mid-service and i will be back, so hold the thought.send back: keep the thought where she left it.Roxanne Ito reply
letters 路 fondI do not text. I correspond.means: take your time and write properly, and so will i.send back: a whole sentence, with a verb in it.Gwen Aldridge reply
landing 路 busylanding in 2. dont miss me.means: i am between cities and thinking about the layover.send back: tell her what you will do while she is gone.Tiana Rhodes reply
ten-four 路 dryten-four. you up?means: i am somewhere on a long road and glad of the company.send back: say yes, or say what is keeping you.Charlene Tatum reply
no comment 路 fondthinking of you. no further comment.means: exactly that, and she has chosen not to elaborate.send back: do not ask her to elaborate.Esther Brandvold reply
late laugh 路 dryk that was the funniest thing todaymeans: something you said three hours ago just landed.send back: do not explain the joke.Quinn Abara reply
read receipts 路 troubleread receipts are a war crimemeans: you saw it and did not answer, and she noticed to the minute.send back: answer the one you left.Ruby Okafor-Lang reply
