What does it mean when a person heart reacts to your text message?

[ShannaP]

This is a real question I'm not trolling I don't use this feature. Therefore, I have no clue as to what it means when a person uses it as a response to my text message. My friend heart reacted my message I sent her yesterday when I told her the Christmas card, she sent me was cute and thanked her for it. A guy heart reacted my message when I told him I want to be friends and have sex with him.

I know other people use this feature as well so can someone tell me (without being rude) what this means?

This is how I use it. Instead of thumbs-up really because that's seen as passive aggressive now, apparently.

@Miyagi99

OP casually referenced that it was a friend, nothing wrong with it of course we just weren't quite so blasé about it in my day

And heart reacts mean little, they're generally preferred to the thumbs up which is deemed extremely rude

I’ve seen that, but I’m reclaiming the thumbs up as meaning okay/agreement.

Mind you, I also use Regards to close an email, which is apparently a colossal ‘fuck you’ to most people. I don’t mean it in a pass-agg way, I just think ‘Kind regards’ is twee.

It’s usually followed by no or very little written response so is just a lazy way of acknowledging the message and agreeing with it / liking what you’ve said but can’t be bothered to actually write a message back.

In always take them with a tiny pinch of salt.

It literally means nothing. It means someone has seen your text and can't be bothered to properly reply so in the work of moment just clicks on a heart or a thumbs up to show they've seen it.

If you are trying to over analyse this you are wasting your time and the man is not for you.

Who decided the thumbs up was verboten now?

It's the best neutral "OK thanks/great" I know! Hearts are for lovers. I can't use a heart with my friend. What am I supposed to do. I use the thumbs up all the time.

God I'm sick of these emoji rules that are making me out to be an ogre or a bitch. I'm not!

You’ve said it perfectly - I’m always uncomfortable sending a heart acknowledgment to anyone that isnt family, when thumbs up is just right.

I hate "Kind regards" so very, very much. It's an infection.

My friend sent me a message today ‘so lovely to see you last night’ so I sent a heart back.

If a guy I barely knew did it, I’d think it was a tad creepy. And girly. It’s quite a girly thing to do.

Much the same as a thumbs up but for someone you are closer to so a mate or a fwb the heart is about right just as an acknowledgment/to show they agree or like it