<img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Arjun-Sharma.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; " /> Arjun Sharma, 26, Management consultant Relationship status: Single 1. Do you worry about what to SMS a woman who you might be interested in? Yes. I worry if I am saying the right thing, and if my answer is what is expected. 2. Do you follow any SMS rules? Yes. I don&rsquo;t use short forms, as it can get complicated. I type complete sentences. 3. What&rsquo;s the one thing that a girl might say over SMS that could put you off? If I crack a joke and she says it&#39;s &lsquo;lame&rsquo;. Or if I mention liking a particular attribute of mine to her and she doesn&rsquo;t seem to care about it. 4. What do you text to get a conversation started? &lsquo;Wassup?&rsquo; 5. Guys often say they were &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; to reply to a text. What does &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; mean? They have other things to do at that moment than SMSing. 6. Ever broken up over SMS? Would you? No. I did consider it once, but I feel it should be done in person. You can initiate a break-up over a message, though. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Abhinna-Shreshtha.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; " /> Abhinna Shreshtha, 25, writer with a music magazine Relationship status: Single 1. Do you worry about what to SMS a woman who you might be interested in? Yes. Because women tend to think too much and read a lot into things. 2. Do you follow any SMS rules? Yes. I always keep my messages short and avoid using a lot of SMS language, as it might lead to confusion. 3. What&rsquo;s the one thing that a girl might say over SMS that could put you off? Women tend to be vague in their messages. It is difficult to understand what they&rsquo;re saying, since you can&rsquo;t hear the tone of voice or see their expressions. 4. What do you text to get a conversation started? &lsquo;Hey, wassup?&rsquo; 5. Guys often say they were &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; to reply to a text. What does &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; mean? Either that we don&rsquo;t want to reply, or we have something more interesting to do than getting into a long, drawn-out conversation. 6. Ever broken up over SMS? Would you? I haven&rsquo;t. And I wouldn&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s too impersonal. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Runcil-Rebello.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; " /> Runcil Rebello, 22, writer Relationship status: Single 1. Do you worry about what to SMS a woman who you might be interested in? Yes. You have to be extra careful with words. Women have a tendency to read too much into words. 2. Do you follow any SMS rules? Yes. &lsquo;No slang&rsquo; is Number One. I spell names with a capital, out of respect to the person. 3. What&rsquo;s the one thing that a girl might say over SMS that could put you off? Anything good about another guy. That would put me off. 4. What do you text to get a conversation started? &lsquo;Hi, how are you?&rsquo; 5. Guys often say they were &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; to reply to a text. What does &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; mean? We reply quickly to women we are interested in. So, it either means we are not interested, or that we&rsquo;re really busy. 6. Ever broken up over SMS? Would you? No. One should have the decency to tell her on the face. Also, have the courage to do so. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Ahil-Amar.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; " /> Ahil Amar, 25, Social Media Executive Relationship status: Single 1. Do you worry about what to SMS a woman who you might be interested in? Yes. I would rather call, as you have to think a lot about what to type. It&rsquo;s not spontaneous and often turns out to be a mess. 2. Do you follow any SMS rules? Yes. I keep it as short as possible and don&rsquo;t send more than four or five messages in a day. I also ask if I can call instead. 3. What&rsquo;s the one thing that a girl might say over SMS that could put you off? If I send a long message and get a monosyllabic reply, it turns me off. It&rsquo;s a conversation killer. 4. What do you text to get a conversation started? If it&rsquo;s at night, &lsquo;How was your day&rsquo; and if it&rsquo;s in the morning &lsquo;What plans for the day?&rsquo;. 5. Guys often say they were &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; to reply to a text. What does &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; mean? They are busy. If it&rsquo;s important, I would call back. 6. Ever broken up over SMS? Would you? No. I would meet her in person, as texting is too impersonal. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Kartik.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 250px; " /> Kartik Kulkarni, 24, Freelance sound engineer and designer Relationship status: committed 1. Do you worry about what to SMS a woman who you might be interested in? I used to when I was teenager. Not anymore, though. 2. Do you follow any SMS rules? It depends on who I am messaging. 3. What&rsquo;s the one thing that a girl might say over SMS that could put you off? &lsquo;I see you as a good friend.&rsquo; What follows is not good. 4. What do you text to get a conversation started? &lsquo;Hey, wassup?&rsquo; or &lsquo;How are you?&rsquo; 5. Guys often say they were &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; to reply to a text. What does &ldquo;too busy&rdquo; mean? Either I am busy, or not up for a chat. 6. Ever broken up over SMS? Would you? No. You don&rsquo;t know the exact emotion through a text and it&rsquo;s too impersonal. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Love-Message.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 300px; " /> Technology, more bane than boon for single guys? According to the recent survey conducted by dating-advice site, TSB Magazine, men claimed that trying to communicate with a woman over sms at the start of a potential romantic relationship is the most frustrating aspect of the dating game. 32% of the men polled said that they were confused about what to say via text message, and when to say it.The next most popular anxiety-inducing concern was having a conversation with a woman they had just met &mdash; in the real world. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/Angry.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 300px; " /> 3 texts you should never send her at the start of a relationship Bobbi Rio, founder of the men&rsquo;s interest site TSB Magazine, and author of Magnetic Messaging, addressed to aspiring, but clueless Don Juans around the world, claims there are certain things smooth guys never say to a woman they&rsquo;re interested in, over sms. Rio&rsquo;s top three SMS conversation pitfalls to avoid: 1. &lsquo;How&rsquo;s your day going?&rsquo; 2. &lsquo;What you up 2?&rsquo; 3. &lsquo;Hey.&rsquo;u00a0

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