10 textos que os homens enviam e que têm significados secretos (não caia nessa!)

É um facto bem conhecido que os homens podem ser grandes mestres da conversa suave e que as mulheres fazem a devida diligência em cada uma dessas tentativas. 

Some fail miserably, but some (if they’re persistent and charming enough) get the occasional green light.

Especially if you’ve just started seeing a guy, texting him can be quite a hassle. And I mean it only in the sense that you still don’t know his hábitos de envio de mensagens suficientemente bem para decifrar alguns textos duvidosos.

Now, women can turn into real detectives when need be, and nobody is spared if a woman’s sixth sense is telling her to correr para as colinas.

Mas há casos ocasionais (durante aquelas fases mágicas do início de uma relação) em que apenas lhe queremos dar o benefício da dúvida.

E, embora alguns homens o mereçam (porque são realmente sinceros no que dizem), é também lamentável (mas factual) que esses homens sejam uma raça em extinção.

Since the odds are not in your favour, let’s check out some shady texts a guy will typically text you. Is there a hidden agenda or does he actually mean what he says?

1. ‘’Hey, you up?’’

Yup… but you can keep on cruising. A text that comes at a late hour along the lines of this means nothing more than what it says. The guy is bored out of his mind and can’t be bothered to say anything more meaningful.

He’s probably hoping for a quick reply and a possible hook-up.

If he actually cared about you, he’d say something like: ‘’Yo, having trouble sleeping, thought of you to keep me company. Any chance you’re up?’’

Este texto tem mais profundidade e não é indicativo do seu aborrecimento ou de um booty-call.

A anterior significa que ele só quer perder tempo e, provavelmente, você foi a terceira pessoa a quem ele enviou uma mensagem.

2. ‘’Sorry about yesterday. I got really busy.’’

If he suddenly just stopped texting you without offering any explanation or reasoning, it probably means he got a better offer elsewhere. We’ve ALL used this excuse, so we all know what it really means.

Se quisermos enviar uma mensagem de texto a alguém, fazemo-lo! Mas se receber uma oferta melhor ou se se fartar da pessoa, esconde-a e dá essa desculpa deslavada mais tarde.

The truth is, if he REALLY got busy, he’d just tell you and then get back to you as soon as he was done. But if he just vanished without a trace, he really doesn’t care much.

3. ‘’You’re a really great person.’’

Isto é basicamente um pontapé no estômago. O que é de facto means is: ‘’You’re okay… just not for me.’’ 

With this text, he’s letting you know there’s sem futuro com ele. Ele é (talvez?) tentando poupar os seus sentimentos com esta rejeição subtil.

Don’t prolong the inevitable—just stop texting him. You’ll find someone who’s upfront and genuine.

4. ‘’Haha, that’s cool.’’

In translation – I have nothing else to say. When he texts this after you’ve texted a lengthy paragraph, it means he is totally not interested in continuing the conversation.

Basically, he’s just replying to be polite, but that’s it. The conversation has reached its peak (at least for him), and he’s moving on.

5. ‘’Hey, we should totally chill soon!’’

Notice the vibe of this text. It’s not serious. It’s not particular. It’s rather vague, and as he would say it – chill.

Which means he literally has nothing better to do, so he’ll probably suggest meeting up the same night (asking you last minute) and will do everything he can to get lucky.

It doesn’t mean anything more than that because if it did, he wouldn’t text you last minute, and he would use different phrasing.

This is just a casual text to see if you’re up for some fun, but nothing more than that.

6. ‘’Haven’t heard from you in a while. What’s up?’’

Provavelmente, ele estava a ver os seus textos antigos, viu o seu nome algures no meio e decidiu testar as águas.

Chances are, he just wanted to see if there’s a chance of reigniting the old flame.

Mas também pode significar que ele quer genuinamente ver como estás, especialmente se vocês têm uma história.

It all hugely depends on how the rest of the conversation plays out. You’ll know it better than anyone if he’s just trying to get with you or simply chat with an old friend/girlfriend.

7. ‘’Can I take a rain check? Something unexpectedly came up.’’

If this were true, he would just specify what came up. If he remains this vague, it probably means that he’s either no longer interested or that he’s going out with someone else.

Este é um típico desculpa para cancelar planos à última hora. Don’t fall for it, unless he offers a real, believable reason.

8. ‘’Can I ask you something unusual/weird…?’’

Okay, so this basically means you’re about to be weirded out. He is going to ask something he definitely shouldn’t be asking and is using the ‘’unusual’’ card para se safar.

Tenha cuidado com o que pode vir a seguir e não hesite em parar de enviar mensagens se ele ultrapassar os limites (o que é muito provável).

9. ‘’What’s the deal with <insert the name of your friend>?’’

He’s interested in your friend. It’s as simple as that. If a guy asks you this, he’s clearly trying to get the approval to go after your friend, while subtly letting you know you’re off his list.

Um tipo que tem a coragem de fazer isto é provavelmente um idiota, por isso afasta-te dele e avisa o teu amigo!

10. ‘’I’m not sure right now. I’ll let you know.’’

You’re asking him if he’s free to do something together, and this is his reply.

Translation – he wants to see if he’ll have better options, and if all else fails, he’ll go with you.  He is basically keeping you as a backup plan.

It’s not the worst thing in the world, but it definitely sucks.

Find a guy who’ll be thrilled to spend time with you and not someone who’ll keep you on the back burner.

That’s just shitty behaviour and a slap in the face. Steer clear.