Use of ‘x’ in messages

[Partylikeits2019]

Interested in views really of what you think as inprired by another thread.

Is it normal to ‘x’ at the end of messages to a male friend?

Would you find it odd if you never did with one friend but then it started happening?

Does it matter how many?

I struggle with ‘x’ etiquette as don’t tend to use it myself

I rarely use it, and when I do it's received as a Great Honour Never use it to a male friend, and really only my two best female friends.

However DP and I sprinkle our texts liberally with emojis, gifs etc. Others may find it nauseating, I couldn't bring myself to care.

I use them to punctuate the end of messages. Would never read anything into someone using them.

I don't think that I have ever put an x at the end of a text to anyone, not even close family members.

1 x for selected very very old male friends (like 20 years +) who are like brothers to me.

Female friends and family - xx or xxx

Some mum friends from school x or xx (but only those I know really well). Never dad friends, it seems too personal. Again I'd end up with a smiley face probably.

DH XX and emoji's of some sort

If I don't get xx on text from DH I assume he's in a mood with me about something! (This is usually the case). I always add XXXX for texts to my DDs, mum and sister. XX for brother and DH and X for son! Weird I know.

I only x if people have been x ing to me (my normal friends don't!). I must admit, I find it a bit weird if a bloke I don't know very well x's me. I had an x from the man who fixed the boiler the other day - that made me laugh tbh!!

Sometimes, back when I had a cleaner, she would send me a passive aggressive text with an x, and that did feel super weird. I decided I could clean my own house.

I wouldn't put a kiss at the end of anything professional. I also wouldn't be so unwise as to put one at the end of a message to a male friend who has a partner. Keep life simple.

I live in France so I suppose the equivalent to "x" at the end of a text is "bises" or "bisous". If a French person uses it in a text to me, I'll do it in my texts to them. They'd normally be a friend or relative, sometimes an acquaintance, male or female.
I never used to put "x" in my texts to my mum, it wasn't me somehow. I showed her I loved her by teasing and trying to make her laugh.

I do this with most people I'm texting on an informal basis. Not senior colleagues obviously! 😀

I use xxx in Slack messages just to confuse people. Don't read too much into x's. So many people write LOL when they're not actually laughing.

My OHs best mate (both male) refuses to reply unless he gets 10+ x's at the end. He either ignores the message or responds 'I cant hear you!'

In my field of work i have to regularly text clients. It amazes me how many reply with a x. Its usually women under 30

Normal for me. Number of x’s doesn’t signify anything.

Only reserved for the worthy

I used to use FB and noticed loads of people (usually women but not age pattern, maybe more so middle aged) put x after anything. Including what was essentially insults or arguing! strong habit

"Fuck off nobody asked you x"

Everyone.
Male, female, Tesco delivery man, kids driving instructor.
I am a nightmare! Xxx

Serin that made me chuckle. X

Even at my WORK everyone puts X on internal messages. It's bizarre.

Never, because to me it is a kiss and only to be sent to partner or child.

Several of my female friends put x on the end of their texts to me however

Ha - I had a male colleague finish off a phone call with 'love you' the other day !!! Cringe !!!

An x is a kiss, so I x everyone I would kiss in real life - my mum, my dad, my sister, my nieces, my boyfriend and a few friends.

I use x with most people. I don't with my boss or most work friends. The only one I do is female. But then I do put xx to my physiotherapist and so does he (We text appointments and cancellations) so it isn't a strictly male or female rule. I think it depends on how close the relationship is and whether or not they do it.

I’m totally random - some co-workers get x, some don’t, my boss certainly doesn’t, friends get x or xx or sometimes xxx, my (adult) sons, sister and my dad don’t get anything because they’d think I was being weird, my ex husband gets x and my husband gets xxxx and has done since the day we met.

Most of my friends do this on any pedestrian texts - 'see you later x',
'ok x', 'I'll pick you up at 7 x'.

It drives me nuts. It's pathetically girly.

I don't, for friends of either gender. I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression, as that can make things extra awkward.

I find it odd that a lot of the time complete strangers use ‘x’, for example if we’re messaging each other about buying/selling something on a local selling page. It’s basically a business transaction, I’ve never met or even spoken to them, and yet they’re showing me affection!
I quite happily use ‘x’ or ‘xx’ to friends though, although it’s a bit overkill too if you’re having a whole conversation. I mean, if we were talking face to face, we wouldn’t kiss each time one of us finished a sentence!
It’s also important for it not to be such a habit you accidentally do it at the end of a work email. I once did to my boss 😣