This is certainly NOT of much import, but it did make me roll my eyes into the back of my head and laugh out loud.
Gen Z woman floored by 35-year-old man’s text after first date
http://nypost.com/2024/05/22/lifestyle/post-date-text-leaves-gen-zer-wondering-if-man-is-uninterested-or-just-35-years-old/
By Mary Madigan
News.com.au
The New York Post
May 22, 2024
“Is he a bad texter, or is he over 35?”
Elizabeth Castaldi, a popular US creator, has sparked a viral discussion about the generation gap in texting when it comes to dating.
Castaldi, 27, recently went on a date with a 35-year-old man and she was baffled by the text he sent her the next day. ...
A "generation gap" between a 35-year-old and a 27-year-old??? Are these nitwits serious - or just seriously stupid?
“Hey, had fun last night. Have a good day,” the man texted. ...
Then, in true Generation Z fashion, Castaldi took that private message, screenshotted it and posted it online, where it has amassed more than 500,000 views.
She added the caption: “I have to start dating people my own age. But I won’t.”
Castaldi’s confusion at the text message firmly divided the comment section.
Some thought she was being accurate and he was texting like a millennial, while others thought she was being unfair and the text she received wasn’t out of the ordinary.
Castaldi, 27, went on a date with a 35-year-old man.
instagram/elizabethannecastaldi
“I’m confused how is this bad?” one person asked.
Castaldi replied that she didn’t have the “ick” by his formal text message, but his millennial texting style made her unable to tell if he wanted to see her again.
“Let’s be clear, I do not have the ick. I just can’t read him and I really, really want to go on a second date,” she wrote. ...
"Texting like a Millennial"??? What the hell does that even mean? I betcha Castaldi can't even remotely explain what that means, don'tcha know.
He sends her a nice, straightforward text and she broadcasts it to hundreds of thousands of random people for psychological analysis?! AND, she wants a second date with this guy! Sorry, sweetie ... but, if this guy gets wind of what you've done, that ship has sailed - and rightly so.
Castaldi responded by saying that emojis and asking for another date were the keys to nailing a post-date text. ...
Ah, here it is ... this has nothing to do with texting style ... she wants a second date and his initial text is too noncommittal for her tastes. Puhleeease ... grow up, Miss Gen Z ... if you want a second date, text him back and ask him out.
Youth is wasted on these yutes.
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