Girls, How Long Do You Intentionally Wait Before You Text A Guy Back?

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Yes I do wait to text a guy don't want to seem so clingy or needy.
If he takes long to reply to my texts ill do the same.

it depends how long its taking him to text back, usually after I've read it and all but if he's taking bout 10 minutes il do the same.

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i seriously hate waiting to reply. if I don't reply right away, it's because I'm busy. I hate it when my friends are all like you should wait to reply your crush play hard to get I'm all like pfftt f*** that sh*tt I hate that srsly why do that

Usually I'll wait 5-10 minutes or right away depends on how long he takes to text me back.

Sometimes we'll make them wait, but then other times we just really want to talk to you so we'll reply immediately. Unless you give us half assed answers like just "okay" or "lol yeah" that always pisses me off cause it makes me have to think of another topic and its really tiring if you do it all of the time.

I don't intentionally wait, if I don't text right back its cause I don't have my phone on me.

pretty much as soon as he texts.. I'd even pause a videogame to text him back C:

If we aren't close I tend to take awhile, if we are then we text instantly or whenever we can.

If I'm busy I wait until I'm not, but when I'm not busy, I purposely respond as quickly as he does :P If he responds right away I will, If it takes him 20 minutes I'll wait at least 15 so he thinks I'm busy too :P I admit it's probably dumb, but I guess it's habit! I don't wana seem too eager! And I guess I think you seem more desirable if you're a busy lady.

i usually reply as soon as I get the text.

Well if its a guy a like then I will wait about a minute and text them as soon as I get the text from them.

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depends on how much I'm interested in the conversation and the guy.

I don't respond right away, usually wait a couple minutes. but nobody likes a texting lagger!

i reply really quickly

provdided I have something to say, I text back right away.

if I like someone, I will text them back right away. unless I'm busy doing something but other than that, asap

The only reason it would take me longer to text back is if I really wanted to not make myself look like an idiot or something, so I would think about my reply. I know I don't like the feeling of waiting for a reply in an important text conversation, so I don't intentionally make the guy wait. Unless I don't have time to reply.

Often I reply really quickly, if I can, because I'm anxious about the guy's response.

in important cases,i don't play if-i'm-important-to-you-you'll-wait game. I'm afraid this tactic would make him think that he's being ignored or something. but in unimportants cases, when texts olny contains quotations and are group messages sent to people other than me, I rarely reply.

I don't play any mind games with guys unless they start. I reply when I'm done typing out the message. I think girls who are so fukin worried about coming off as desperate are desperate. If the guy thinks you're desperate just because you text back quickly, then he is an asshole and so not worth your time. And vice versa.

I never intentionally wait to respond. If I can respond immediately I do, if I am in the middle of something I wait.

I reply when I have time. I'm a busy person! :D If I have time when I get the text, I'll reply then.

other. I text back when I see that I've got a text or if I notice I have one but I'm busy I'll reply later. I don't play childish games in relationships.

i make him wait a few minutes. hm. around 10-15 mins. I have the impression that guys always want a chase. they prefer that than easy girls. I don't know, that's just my opinion.

That spends on if you don't sleep while. Cause I did that once.

If I'm not doing anything I'll text back immediately.

Usually I will respond the moment I get the text. But when it takes him a long time to respond I get kind of grouchy and then I will purposely wait the same time he did to text me. Or at least try to.
Yeah. Immature. I know.

I don't intentionally wait for any period of time. I text back when I have the time and I'm not in the middle of something.

Depends on my mood. I don't have a rule. I expect guys not to f*** with me like that either. I just assume that if they don't text me back, then they aren't interested.

I don't play any sort of waiting game. If I'm not busy, I text right back. I don't understand why people overanalyze everything and are so afraid of seeming desperate.

I text whenever I have time to reply; if I'm washing the dishes I text when I'm done, if I'm driving I text when I reach my destination, etc.

ofcourse it depends on how much you know the guy

depends on the guy. if its a boyfriend or someone I've been with for more than a few weeks there's no need for any texting games..i just text him right back. but if I just got involved with the guy and I want him to think that I'm a busy girl, not that into him, or not needy, then I wait anywhere from 5 min to an hour. Depending on how much I like him I may not be able to wait more that 5 min lol.

you may say there are no need for games but I tend to find that it keeps the guy thinking about you and anxious about you if you don't let him know how much you like him

Depends on how busy I am and on his answer speed.
If he replies right away and I don't have any urgent thing to do, I will also reply as soon as I get the message.

i'd rather not play games and just answer quickly.

whenever I want to, usually when I get the text unless I'm really busy then whenever I'm not busy. I'm a grown woman, I don't play little girl games like making a guy wait a certain amount of time =)

five minutes I don't want to look desperate texting him back straight away ! weird I know !:)

I have friends that do that, and usually it's just like, "Ugh! he took an hour to text back, I'm gonna wait an hour too and see how he feels"
But personally I just try and text back as soon as I can~ I don't see the point of delaying a message.

Well, it really depends on my mood sorry to say! If I'm in a flirty mood, I'll drag out the response for quite a while. On the other hand, if the texts are just chitchat, I'll generally answer fairly quickly.

It really depends on what I'm doing when the text comes. If I'm with friends, I'll wait a bit because I don't want to be rude to my friends; if I'm not doing anything then I will usually reply right away. :)

Depends. Usually right away. But I sometimes think a lot before speaking, and writing as well. Depends on the topic. So sometimes it might take me a little longer to reply than the average texter. If I'm busy or something, I reply to them as soon as I get the chance. I don't play games or anything though.

Depends on what I'm doing. If I'm just chilling at home, then right away or within the minute he texts. If I'm out and about, then I might not get to text him until I settle down.

i reply back right away. if I like the guy or not, I reply back right away because I think its really rude to keep them waiting

I dont, I reply straight away

i like to reply right away, because I like to have conversations on text not wait forever haha

Sometimes I don't get a text right away, like it doesn't come through or I just don't notice it. But when I see it I reply right away. (usually) :P

Depends on who is texting me and what its about

I reply as soon as I get it, and I find it annoying when my boyfriend takes 2 minutes to type 5 words when I know he's not doing anything except texting.
Like when he's at work, yeah sometimes it'll be hours til he texts again but like when he gets home and is just texting me, why the hold up?

I don't know, just as soon as I see/hear my phone go off, I pick it up, read it, and respond. Doesn't take an hour.

But if I ever did pause intentionally, it would be 5-10 minutes.

Sometimes I might forget honestly. This makes me feel bad because I usually receive a reply right back when I text.

If I like him a lot I will text right away. But if he's not showing interest, or takes time texting when they have plenty of time, then I'm gonna take my sweet time answering to. :p ha ha I'm not gonna act like a little puppy who answers when he wants. He has to chase me! :3

i text right away otherwise ill forget later...i believe in professionalism and being real. no games.

Straight away unless I'm busy with something else

The guy I text most texts "Whats taking so long" after about 10 minutes. I like making him wait.

No they don’t wait...why guys wait and how long?

I text him back as soon as I get it. But if he made me wait to get the text, usually I make him wait.

if he is making me wait, I usually make him wait. But otherwise, I text him right back

Depends on the guy.

10-15 and the reason is that I don't want to look desperate and I like to seem busy as if I have better things to do rather than text him.. but now I think about it actually answer ASAP 70% of the time.. and now I realize it depends on how fast he replies too .. if he always answers an hour later its okay for me to reply and hour later if he's an asap person that 70% of the time I would text back asap

it depends if he is responding fast then so will i...unless I'm busy with something while texting so ill try to multi-task as fast as I can =)...but if the guy takes awhile to respond ill take a while to respond but not as long as he took

if I like a guy, I won't play mind games. unless he starts it. then it's on. so if he's texting me back right away, I won't wait. I'll reply back cause I want to have a conversation with him.

See, I'm waaaay too paranoid about this, so you may not want to go by what I say, but if I have my phone, I'll reply immediately. However, if he's taking a long time to respond, I'll think that it's because I'm annoying him so I'll start waiting the same amount of time he takes- if I even still keep texting. Do guys wait a certain amount of time? Or at least, do you?

I don't usually wait to respond, once I read the text I will reply back, however, sometimes I won't read a text for awhile so my response will be later

So I guess if a girl hasn't texted back the next day, she doesn't like me?

I don't text.

I'm going through this BS with a couple new girls right now. So annoying. I can tell they're just trying to gauge how interested I am by how quickly I get back to them. F*cking idiot women...

To answer your question, I prefer to just text back immediately as a courtesy. I like being taken seriously and answered quickly. I've learned to tone down my resentment on this subject since I used to just stop talking to them when I sensed this was happening (and then they'd text like crazy!) and allow a little game playing, but I still have an extremely low tolerance for it. It's probably because I have an actual life and things to do so I don't need to use mind games on a f*cking cell phone as entertainment, unlike most of the single women out there.

f*** mind games, reply as soon as you get it or I won't waste my time with you. unless you explain that you were busy and I believe you.

Other, because most women seem to think the guy needs to be texting first. But if you mean back, probably asap.