Why did he reply with a winky face ";)" to me after I sent a heart "<3" is he flirting?

[Anonymous]

I may be a cringy teenager overreacting because I like this guy so make fun of me all you want but I told him “thank you <3” with “<3” which means a heart and I used it ofc bc. I like him than he sent “anytime ;)” with a winky face? I heard it can be considered as flirting but I can be wrong?

[random_girl95]

I think teens nowadays spend unnecessary time figuring out emoji meaning, while they should be learning to speak with the opposite gender in real life.

[Asker]

Lmaooo

[Agagagagaga]

Very true. It’s surprising to me how many questions there are on this site over what someone meant with an emoji.

[random_girl95]

@Agagagagaga Because people stopped interacting properly with each other so they started to figure out the meaning of emojis. Sometimes I even think that emojis just complicate things.

[Agagagagaga]

I know. It’s sad. I remember life before smart phones and cell phones and texting. Even pagers. People used to communicate more directly. It didn’t mean that it was perfect, but now people communicate with text speak and cartoons. It’s weird.

[random_girl95]

@Agagagagaga The best to do is to find people that prefer to speak the old fashioned way lol. Which I might say is difficult.

[Mitt15]

It can be , but it might also be his way to use emoji to look cool.