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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't say it counts but I looked through my text history and most are unknown numbers to confirm my login to an account.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I also text this guy's mom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

This guy's mom

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Ditto. Either to share something cool I believe she'll like to see, or for practical info like "I won't be at time for lunch, there's stew in the freezer".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Same, to tell I'll be late.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Only texts I recieve are F2A codes and roaming information. I don't know anybody that uses texts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

My weed guy. I don't really have friends anymore lol. I've got a long time (like two decades) online friend, who recently moved in with her boyfriend and I haven't heard from her in about a month. Guessing that friendship is going to understandably not be the same from here (and it won't be the first friendship of this type that has faded away for the same reason).

But I lost touch with all of my old friends years ago (maybe intentionally). And I haven't been getting out much over the last decade. So these days it's cool people on Lemmy that keep me company and keep me sane, mostly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I think most of my messages goes to a person I met online from Mauritius. We mostly talk about technology and philosophy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wifey.
Wifey texts most to her boyfriend.
Wifey's boyfriend texts most to his side chick.
Wifey's boyfriend's side chick texts most to her boss to lure him into banging her so that she could blackmail him.
Wifey's boyfriend's side chick's boss texts most to his wifey because she got his balls and wallet in her wrinkly palms.
Wifey's boyfriend's side chick's boss' wifey texts me because she heard from a little birdy that I eat ass.
Eat ass. It's worth it boys. \

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't know anybody who uses SMS anymore except companies shoving ads at me. I only ever go in my messages app to select all and delete.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you not text on any other platform eg Snapchat WhatsApp etc

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I occasionally use WeChat, I guess? Not very often for texting, though. Usually for the video phone calls.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago