You're lying in bed at 1 a.m., mentally preparing for the following day, when your phone lights up. It's that boy, checking in every few weeks like he always does, asking you, "What's up?"
If you're one of the "What's up?" guys, here's a message from girls everywhere: Stop.
Here are 12 texts that the f*ckboys that break our hearts should really stop sending.
1. You up?
Yeah, dude, I'm up. No, I'm not coming to your room. And no, I am not driving forty-five minutes to "Netflix and Chill."
2. I miss you.
And I miss the guy you were before you let your f*ckboy colors shine through. Next!
3. I really worry about you.
If you're "worried about me," try asking me how I'm doing every few days with a genuine interest in what I tell you. That whole, "I hope you're doing okay!" crap is just a ploy to get me to open up to you. I'm not stupid.
4. Hey! I just wanted to tell you that I'm doing great!
That's code for, "My life secretly sucks without you. Please come back." FYI, ladies.
5. I'm sorry about the way things ended.
If you were "sorry" you wouldn't have ended things in the first place, genius.
6. I know I screwed up.
No sh*t?! You really think you messed up, huh?
7. How have you been?
Spare me, and please don't pretend to care.
8. Can we give "us" another try?
Oh, yeah. Sure! Why not? I'm ready to have my heart destroyed again. Nah, boy, get out of here.
9. You were my mom's favorite.
Trust me, I know.
10. Friends hang out, right?
We're aren't... Never mind.
11. We're friends, aren't we?
Note: This usually comes after you don't reply to #10
12. I miss how things used to be. Don't you?
Save yourself and don't even reply to this one. Ever.
So ladies, what have we learned? When he texts you, just ignore it. He's not worth a reply.