If a girl you are texting, is the last one to text, does that give her power? I don't mean like ending the conversation (g2g/ttyl), but you say something that she shouldn't be able to respond to, and she does..

For instance:

ME: Hey, I'm going fishin' this weekend and it'd sure be nice if you'd tag along

HB: I'd love too!

ME: Okay, and remember to bring your sunglasses, it's gonna be sunny out!

HB: Don't worry I will!!

ME: Alrighty sounds like a plan then.

HB: Sure does!

That's just an example, but it seems to be like this with all of the conversations I have with girls. Is it that they want to keep texting? Becauses they aren't necessarily ending it. I was just wondering if they get power over the conversation by doing this?[/b]

Usually people tell you that you should always end a conversation first. But, in this context, by not replying to her text you're punishing her for being awkward (how are you supposed to reply to Sure thing? it doesn't give you much to work with) and it also means that you can open another conversation whenever you want. If you're the last person to text her, then she should be the first to text you - that means that you have to wait for her. If she was the last person to text then you're at leisure to re-open the conversation whenever you want.

Also, if she's giving really blunt replies that are hard to respond to, I'd take that as an indicator she doesn't really want to talk or that she's too busy to talk.

Either way, her being the last to text doesn't give her power, it gives you it. If you continue to give adequate replies to her short and blunt responses then the conversation will become very one sided.

I don't see how this would give her power. Just the opposite. She obviously is enjoying talking and wants to keep talking. And you are the one ending the conversation by not replying. Ending the conversation doesn't mean saying the last thing. It means being the one who decides when it ends. In this case that's you. So you're fine.

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good answers guys! thanks