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Recently a new guy friend ended his email to me with “talk to you soon.” I thought that meant he was planning to call. He didn’t and no more emails either. I talked to my girls and they weren’t sure, but one said “talk to you soon” just means “sayonara, bye-bye.” What does Mr. Smith think?
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You know, guys read in magazines and hear on TV shows that women obsessively analyze and look for hidden meanings in every casual utterance that guys make, but we don’t really believe it to be true. It scares us. The last thing from this poor guy’s mind, when he was dashing off a note to you, was that his salutations would end up being dissected on the Internet. He didn’t give it any thought; why should you?
The sad truth here, ladies, is that “talk to you soon” doesn’t mean anything at all. It doesn’t mean I like you or I don’t like you or even I will talk to you soon or I won’t. It is a formula that ends a communication, as meaningful as “warm regards” or “so long” or “your humble servant”. It is a code to show that the message has ended: it might as well be “-30-”. It has no emotional or practical significance whatsoever.
The true indicator of his feelings is not what formula he chooses to close his letters with, but the fact that he hasn’t called or emailed you. I think you know what that means.
Listen, ladies, we really don’t require such fine analysis. You’ll know it when a guy is asking you out. He will do it like this: “Would you like to have dinner with me on Friday?”
