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10th Nov 2015

This new site figures out how long you should wait to reply to a text from your crush

Patience is a virtue

Joe Harrington

The dating game can be a tricky one at times but the influx of apps like Tinder, happn and Plenty of Fish means that finding someone has gotten a little easier.

But the dilemma about how long you should wait to text/message someone still lingers in the minds of guys and girls – so naturally a new site has been launched to help.

TxtWar.com will figure out exactly how long you should wait before contacting the person you got off with once but don’t want to seem too eager towards.

We went through all the steps today, here’s how we got on.

Boy or Girl

T1

Average JOE

T2

Out of our league

T3

Room to improve

T4

She’s the one

T5

Cool

T6

Uncool

T7

The result

T8

We’re told to wait 18 minutes before contacting our imaginary love interest and the graphic indicates that we probably don’t stand much of a chance. Damn.

Try it yourself here.

On the other hand, if you do like someone, just text them and never mind the silly minds games or “rules” because they might be snapped up in 18 minutes.