Kissing emoticon

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I met someone from Tinder for a first date last week, and we've arranged a next date for this week.

He sent a message with a kissing emoticon at the end - should I put one at the end of my reply?

(I know I'm overthinking this!!! )

No

Do what you're comfortable with.

It's OK. I think you are overthinking things.

I do it quite often.

Good luck. x

Thanks everyone :)

Keep us posted though!

😘

I met someone a few weeks ago and he will often use the kissing emoticon especially when texting goodnight.

Just use what you feel comfortable with. I don't really use that emoticon so I sign off with a simple x.

Not sure should I put two 'x's? I know it sounds mad but I'm not sure I feel comfortable yet, for a few different reasons. I hardly know him, and haven't ever dated before. I think I'm a bit of a prude - and want to take things reeeally slowly Hopefully he'll understand. Or he might just find someone else

Just put a smiley face. Or one x. Or nothing.

If he dumps you over an emoji you’ve had a lucky escape!

xx is fine. I use that to all my family and friends so it says very little really but ends the text nicely.

I find if I put 2 kisses it automatically puts the kissing emoticon, perhaps that's what's happened? 😘

Ooh maybe @TeeniefaeTroon. He's French though, and all of the French people I've known (French friends, I mean) have never used x's. They've tended to just say 'bises' or 'bisous' or to put hearts on the end of their messages. I'm so nervous and wary, but I really like him. I just don't want to be a burden and to piss him off by taking things too slowly. I'm just a bit of a neurotic overthinking people-pleaser

True @AtrociousCircumstance!

I've gone for two x's. (Definitely overthinking this! 🙈 🙄)

My experience of French men - or at least when I was a lot younger is that they tend to tell you they’re in love with you very quickly. It seems to have been standard code for getting you into bed. Dh is French. Despite texting in English for years, he’d never use xx. Have fun.

Oh god MummyofLittleDragon hopefully he'll understand if I tell him that I'd like to take it slowly. How was your experience with your DH?

Do people really need to check with strangers on the internet before they make these kinds of decisions for themselves?

I wouldn't do kiss until I'd met him.

Vitalogy we've already met.

Fairenuff yes.

Fair come on. This is a nice thread and OP is unsure and a bit unconfident about this.

Carry on OP, we need to follow this story now

What's the story? If you can't make those decision for yourself, maybe you're not ready to date/interact with people in real life.

Maybe Fairenuff. I'm not sure what you mean when you say what's the story, though. I've explained the situation in my OP and my other posts in the thread.

Oh sorry, I should have read OP properly. Well, if you like him then lots of kisses
More importantly nosey me have you had a real kiss with him you can ignore this question I won't be offended

Other posters have referred to this as a 'story' OP.

Oh sorry Fair the situation is that we just matched on Tinder, then went for a drink last week and have been messaging on Tinder since then. Have arranged to meet up again this week.

Sounding promising! How was the date last week?