I keep getting sticker-only LINE messages from a guy who’s genuinely fallen for me. A Christmas sticker at Christmas, a New Year’s sticker at New Year’s—nothing else. On ordinary days, he’ll just send a link to somewhere he wants to go next, without any text.
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He’s the type who expects me to keep the conversation going by asking things like, “What’s this?” or saying, “It’s Christmas, isn’t it? Let’s meet again sometime!”
Lately, it’s been a hassle, so I just replied with a sticker too, and now he’s sulking. Why do people get upset when you do the exact same thing they do?
This sometimes happens with my female friends too. I feel like people tend to become dependent on me or take advantage of my kindness. But the weird thing is, they send perfectly normal text messages to their other friends.
How can I stop being a “mental-health factory”—someone who makes people emotionally unstable and dependent—and stop encouraging this kind of childish behavior?
Apparently, because I replied with the same sticker, he thinks I’m already bored of him.
It makes no sense.
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Sorry (>_<)!
I really don’t understand how this guy feels at all!
Well, I guess there are people like that too（笑）
You’ve got it tough too—good for you!
Aren’t you just playing around with stickers?
Thanks for your hard work!
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I can’t speak for the specific man and woman in the question, but generally, men and women tend to use stickers in opposite ways.
Men often use stickers when something is special or they want to convey genuine feeling, while relying mainly on text for work-related or everyday messages.
Women tend to write out their feelings in text when something is special or important, but use plenty of stickers in everyday conversations.
Since their usual messaging styles—and the way they message the opposite sex—tend to be reversed, sending a message normally can sometimes lead to the opposite meaning being conveyed.
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This may sound harsh, but that isn’t genuine romantic interest or dependency. It simply means the questioner is being looked down on—basically treated like a gofer.
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The fact that you start with “a guy who’s genuinely fallen for you” makes it feel like this isn’t a real situation at all, but just something you made up to kill time.
For starters, “LINE messages without any text” are impossible to understand, so if they’re meant to convey something, you should simply tell him clearly:
“I need you to use words when something is important. I’ll reply to stickers with stickers.”
You’ll probably talk when you meet, and it seems like you can send text messages on LINE as well.
It would be better if you made an effort to communicate properly through words and text.
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