Use only one question mark per message.    Your messages, unless scripted, should be shorter than hers.  Use a “fire-and-forget” strategy—send the message, put the phone down, and go do something else. If she texts you back, take your time before responding. Don’t rush right over to the phone. Take at least as long to reply as she did.     When you write a message, leave it as a draft for ten minutes; then go back and read it again—and make sure it’s not embarrassing!     If she asks a question (like “How’s it going?”) to which you can give only a boring response—don’t answer it.    If she asks multiple questions, don’t answer them all.     The best time to send a text message is when you’re busy or on your way somewhere. It shouldn’t look like you spent too long thinking about what to say. It should look like you finally got around to it and are answering nonchalantly.     Don’t use xoxo’s or smiley faces…ever! Even if she does.     Never send two texts in a row within forty-eight hours without a response.     If she doesn’t reply, wait at least five days before trying again.