But I assume you're doing this with a friend with whom you often text. It's a totally different situation when you're texting with an acquaintance, especially a

But I assume you're doing this with a friend with whom you often text. It's a totally different situation when you're texting with an acquaintance, especially a new one. You have less history to base judgments off of, so you rely on heuristics to a much greater degree (the above quote being one of them).