Dear (insert name of group chat here),
You all know that traditional group chats have a really bad reputation. They’re really annoying and can be quite overwhelming. This is just a broad sweep though, and not every group chat is like that—especially when you’re talking to people who you actually want to be talking to.
Thank goodness for you crazy people, though, because you make me appreciate these chats. I’m not going to lie; it does get pretty crazy when everyone responds at the same time. This causes our phones to constantly go off and I’m sure my mom is convinced that my phone is possessed or something. And God forbid we walk away from our phone for the slightest second; that just leads to a lot of confusion in trying to catch up on what’s even being said in the chat. Even though chats have the potential to be really annoying, I’m grateful for every single one of you in it and for all the good, bad, happy, crazy and sometimes sad things that it consists of.
Life is crazy. There’s always so much going on and everyone’s always so busy doing their own thing. This being said, I totally understand how unrealistic it is to talk to you guys every second of the day. I really love how that mentality isn’t expected at all. We don’t have to talk in our group chat all the time, but as soon as someone texts, no matter the significance, everyone responds and is completely engaged in conversation. I love how it can start with a ridiculous statement or comment and spiral into something even more ridiculous and sometimes even something serious.
I love how as soon as something substantial happens in any one of our lives, our first instinct is to text in the group. You guys are the first people that I feel inclined to tell everything to. It’s always funny how one person’s story can intertwine with another’s. I also appreciate instead of sending a bunch of individual messages I have the liberty to talk all of my favorite people at the same time.
I love how over the years the name of our chat has gotten more and more ridiculous. The more emoji’s the better right?
I love how there’s really no true rhyme or reason to our conversations. Someone can send a picture, ask a question or say something ridiculous all at the same time and it doesn’t faze anyone. I also appreciate the wide array of personalities that make up the chat. I can always look forward to at least one snarky or sarcastic comment, a confusing statement, an absurd reply and just overall recklessness.
I even love how when the group separates into separate chats because we know whose fault it is (the one friend who refuses to text off of her phone and only communicates on her computer). We all have that one friend who kind of falls off the face of the earth. If you text them individually they’re likely to not answer, but for some reason, they’ll always answer in the group.
Even though there are a bunch of negative connotations associated with group chats, there are also a lot of positives too. I really appreciate you crazy people and what you bring to my life as well as keeping the group chat interesting.
Love,
Your favorite member of the group chat xoxox
