Everyone is in a love-hate relationship with group chats. Every now and then they pop up, and we have no choice but to deal with the endless notifications until it inevitably dies within a few days. Our friends are most likely the only people we have a continuous group chat with, and it usually comes in handy for planning events and keeping in touch when away from each other. Just like our regular personalities, everyone has their own disposition in the group chat that keeps things interesting - and they can easily be labeled. Below are 10 of the most common types of people you will find in a group chat.
1. The avid sharer
This person is typically the one who created the group chat in the first place. They are easily the most enthusiastic about being involved, and they make this very clear by frequently sending pointless memes or stories about their day, which everyone else truly could not care any less about. If you message anything at all, it is guaranteed that they will reply to you in less than 10 seconds. This person is often truthful but not too harsh, and as annoying as they may be, every group chat must have one, or else no one will ever say anything more than once a century.
2. The ghost
Why are they even here? Oftentimes this person will have the group chat on “mute” or just simply never reply. If you need this person's attention, you are better off Snapchatting them so you know that they saw it and they have no choice but to respond to you. You could insult this person’s entire family and they still would remain silent. However, they always manage to show up at every gathering planned in the group chat, so perhaps they aren’t completely useless.
3. The “liker”
Why respond when you can just like everyone’s message so they know you are there? A step above the ghost, this person does not have much to say, but still likes to stay involved and considers liking everyone’s lame messages as their good deed for the day.
4. The politician
Have an opinion? This person is guaranteed to disagree with you. Or if they agree, they will, without fail, supply countless articles of educated evidence to support why the two of you are correct. Passionate about politics, they are strong in their beliefs and are quick to educate you on their favorite presidential candidate. Known for stirring the pot, every group chat needs this person to help keep things interesting. What is a group chat without the occasional blowout fight?
5. The yes-man
This person will agree with anything anyone says. Ever. Let’s go to the mall! “Sure!” I’m really mad at my mom. “SAME.” You know, I can really see where Hitler was coming from. “Dude, I KNOW, right?” You could honestly suggest any activity or mindset and this person will promptly agree. As irritating as this may be, the increased support is sometimes reassuring. When an argument arises, this person often remains silent due to the wide variety of opinions and inability to agree with all of them.
6. The bully
Always first to start a roast, this person will throw a sarcastic comment your way before you even send the message. They are notorious for screenshotting things and sending it to the group chat to be beaten with critical comments.
7. The Kanye West
This group chat member seems to be oblivious to any kind of conversation going on and will interject with something completely irrelevant, either about themselves or their day. Easily classified as narcissistic, this person will not contribute to any conversation unless it directly relates to them - or they will find a way to relate the topic to themselves. Frequently ignored, this person will soon become defensive, question why no one ever pays any attention to him or her, and then threaten to leave the group chat.
8. The rain cloud
The glass is most definitely half empty in the eyes of this member. They will often fish for compliments when they are not complaining about their self-diagnosed horrible life. They are first to find a reason not to do something and typically remain silent when good news is being shared. They might toss you a like on your message about the birth of your niece, but nothing more. When plans are made, it takes a lot of convincing to get this person to come, and the rest of the group chat is still deciding whether or not this person might need some actual help.
9. The optimist
This is the person who will message the group chat at 6:30 a.m. with a picture of puppies reminding you to have a great day. Typically the group therapist, they will send you a lengthy paragraph about how special you are and how things are certainly going to get better through any problem you may have. On holidays, they are first to send the sentimental paragraph about how much they love everyone. This person also has a storage bin chock full of memes with cute animals and motivational captions used frequently during finals week - and when a group member is going through a break up.
10. The stranger
Seriously, who added this person? No one is really sure if it was an accident, but they have the group chat on mute and never say anything.
