Flirting has changed a lot since conversations moved from bars and parties to dating apps and private messages. A screen can make it easier to approach someone, in fact, I actually met my wife on Facebook.
However, online messaging can also make people forget that there is another person on the receiving end. And, for all that’s holy, why on Earth would people feel that they can send anything that crosses their minds.
On Tumblr, women have been sharing screenshots of messages from men who take their, let’s call it “confidence”, a little too far. Some start with ordinary conversation before suddenly turning suggestive, while others skip the small talk altogether and send messages that nobody asked for.
