If you’re a regular reader here or on my Instagram page, you know I like to make up words. “Trumpectomy” and “Back-to-normaling,” for example. Every Monday I’ll feature a new word here for open minds. Any suggestions? Would love those, too.
Texpiration
Today’s made-up word is texpiration (n): the point at which too much time has elapsed to reply to an ignored text message.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Let me know in the comments.
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The Hot Goddess 
Hmmmm what’s your limit I’m curious? It’s all kind of relative, and kind of hard to give an example. I’d say more than 24 hours with most anyone I’d be like bye. Unless it’s like my dad who just misses texts sometimes! 🤣
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Ha! I am bad with this. Check out my reply to Deb at The Widow Badass. I can go waaayyy longer than 24 hours without responding. 24 days? Yep. Guilty as charged. I am a flawed goddess 😁🤷🏾♀️
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Ha! Well that might not be a flaw, maybe you’re just a super independent goddess!!! Maybe?! 🤣🤷🏼♀️
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Ha I like this one. I have lots of messages past there texspiration date 😁
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Lol, me too! Thank you for commenting, Natalie!💜
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I have a friend who does not seem to get notified of her text messages regularly (not sure how this is possible, but I believe her). Her phone is a different “fruit” than mine, so 🤷♀️. She is very responsive otherwise. So no texpiration date for her but for anyone else, I think an (extraordinary) day at the very most is believable that they just haven’t seen it yet/don’t have their phone on them.
Deb
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Thank you for commenting, Deb!💜 I am guilty of this. I can be a selective responder, especially in a dating scenario when an ex randomly “checks in” at 1AM, or with a needy person. E.g., I see his 23rd text of the morning, deem it unimportant, and choose to ignore it. Rude, I know. I’m working on the tolerance thing. Other times I’m a forgetful responder. I see the text but can’t reply at the moment, and intend to text back later but forget. Friends and family always understand. Dating partners…not so much. My bad.
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A 1 am text from an ex? Definitely a (probably drunken) booty call! 😆
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Exactly!😂
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Love this one!M
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Thank you!😁
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I just read your post about the orgasmic app and a few tangents for my podcast…I really enjoyed dramatizing that 😜…it will be a couple months before it drops
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LOL! I’ll be on the lookout for it!😁
Thank you, Matt!
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Took awhile to find a voice to suit it 😀 I think you will dig it
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This gave me a good chuckle! I’m usually pretty good at responding to text messages but I do sometimes end up finding ones that I’ve ignored for months. In this case, I just respond then. It happens, good friends don’t care. Better friends text me sooner saying HELLLOOOOOOO are you going to respond!!!
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I sometimes have to text my adult son the same “HELLLOOOOOO…” message. 😁
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I just like the sound of this word! And it’s a good one – although as you have noted in the comments, a little variable based on the relationship. Funny how so much of the onus has shifted from the day when we called and there were no answering machines so the caller had to keep trying until we reached someone. Now, we lob something over the airwaves and it’s the recipient who has the burden of replying before the texpiration! 🙂
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Yes! Exactly, Wynne. I was just having this conversation with a friend last night. Technology innovation has not been my friend.😁 ⏳️☎️
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Ha, ha! When I got rid of the landline at my house, I had my daughter listen to the dial tone just so she’d know what one sounded like. 🙂 She was probably 3-years-old and pre-eye-roll, thankfully! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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A good word! Really enjoyed it.
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Thank you, Kaushal!
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Good one! 😁
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Thank you, Michele! 💜
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Just don’t feel bad about it.
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Nope. Thank you, Shirley! 💜
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