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Getting stood up because of a text message typo
I was supposed to meet a friend for coffee last week, but they never showed up. Turns out they misread my text about the time, thinking it was an hour later. Back in the day, we would have called to confirm, so this kind of mix-up was rare. Now, everyone just shoots off quick texts, and it's so easy for things to get lost in translation. I remember when making plans meant talking on the home phone and actually hearing each other's voices. It felt more solid and less likely to go wrong. This whole mess just left me a bit annoyed and missing the old way of doing things.
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morgan_johnson804h ago
Emmawalker is right about how flimsy texting feels now. After getting burned a few times, I started sending a quick "see you at 3" text the morning of plans. It only takes two seconds and saves so much hassle when people's phones auto-correct times.
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emmawalker4h ago
Wait, you got completely stood up just because of one typo in a text? That's wild how such a tiny mistake can wreck plans now. It really does show how flimsy quick texting can be compared to a real call. Makes you miss when plans felt more set in stone for sure.
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piper_thompson313h ago
Honestly, my autocorrect has a mind of its own and it's cost me more than one hangout. Like that time I meant 'dinner at 7' but it sent 'dinner at 5' and my friend showed up two hours early, mad. @morgan_johnson80 has the right idea with those morning check-ins, but even those can go wrong if you fat-finger the time. Now I double-text everything like a paranoid robot, and it still doesn't feel solid. Remember when we just said 'see you there' and actually showed up? Ancient history.
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claire_wilson541h ago
I used to find those morning check-in texts a bit much, but autocorrect turned my "be right there" into "be right the" once. Never again. Guess we're all proofreading our social lives now.
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