What should you say when left on read?

When you get left on read, the most important thing is to not panic and fire off three more messages. Give it at least 24 to 48 hours. People get busy, forget to reply, or just need space.

If you do follow up, keep it light. Send something funny, share a meme related to something you talked about, or bring up a totally new topic. Avoid anything that sounds needy or calls out the fact that they did not respond.

Something like referencing a shared joke or an interesting thing that happened works way better than a plain "just checking in" text. The key is to come across like you have your own life going on and you are not sitting there refreshing the chat.