Have you ever sent someone a text message that you thought was great only to get a response that is only one word?
 

You just spent five minutes of your life typing out a really long text that you thought was going to lead to an interesting conversation, and the only reply was “ok.”
 

Enter annoying, unnecessary, one-word texts.
 

We’ve come to the realization that guys and girls are both guilty of this tomfoolery of one-word texting. When we ask important questions over texts, a simple “k” is all we get in response. Really? Come on now! You should know that it does not annoy just us; there is even a Facebook group devoted to hating one-word texts!
 

With no way to tell exactly what tone is behind a text, we assume automatically that the sender does not care enough to type out more or that something is wrong. “K” is the quintessential “doom word” in girl language. If someone sends you “k,” you can pretty much guarantee that they are: a) tired of talking to you, b) mad at you, or c) just plain boring!
 

Along with the one-word answers, a sudden decrease in the amount of text messages from guys rattles our nerves as well. Typically, a guy gets comfortable in a relationship and doesn’t think texting is necessary anymore; he already has what he wants and doesn’t need to chase the girl anymore.
 

With these sorts of misunderstandings, it’s no wonder so many couples get in fights via text message. What is this world coming to?
 

Now, we have to admit our guilt in these one-word texting shennanigans. Both Sams admit (and yes, you have this in writing) that we have one-word texted! Don’t faint. Honestly though, we only send one-word texts because we feel like the person we are conversing with is expecting some answer! We both know the conversation is coming to an end, so we figure that one word should seal the deal.
 

If we had it our way, one-word texts would be illegal. Not only do they fill the space of our inboxes, but they also annoy the heck out of us! It pains us to have to unlock our phones, go to our messages, open one up and read one word! Talk about getting your hopes up for nothing.
 

Do us all a favor and cut the one-word texts out! Completely! Unless it’s “help” or “911,” we don’t want to read it! It doesn’t make life any better for us to see that one word on our screen.
 

We’re positive others feel the same way we do, so this is for all you out there who are just as annoyed as we are!

Samantha Verrill is a junior journalism major and Samantha Cangelosi is a sophomore journalism major. They can be reached for comment at [email protected] and [email protected], respectively.