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I was talking with a good friend this morning when I realized how significant emojis had become in my texting life. This was especially true in my last relationship. I remember how once weād begun the descent into separation and were treading on unsteady ground, Iād often make it mean something if he would put a purple heart at the end of his message and how my body would tense up when he didnāt.
Itās funny how much power a little symbol can have. Can you relate?
My friend mentioned how she has trained some of the men in her life to use emojis. Letās face it, men can tend to be one-word wonders when it comes to communicating. The male species is wired for the ābottom lineā as it were and the ābottom lineā is generally pretty simple.
Emojis can be a great way to bridge the divide between men and women. For instance, when I receive a one-word message from a man without an emoji like a heart or some flowers in response to something Iāve said, I might have a hard time clearly understanding what he means. However, when he adds a heart-- especially that coveted purple heart,š and flowers, š it softens the sparseness of the communication.