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When you're sending a text message on your mobile phone, you may be tempted to use one of those little graphics that young people use to communicate. These graphics are called "emojis," and as you probably know, they are the devil's language. But which ones are truly sinful, and which ones have managed to keep their innocence? In honor of National Emoji Day, we've compiled a helpful guide that will walk you through which emojis are secretly thinking about sex and which ones are just thinking about cheese sandwiches or something. And, you'll learn which emojis are actually virtuous and therefore safe to send to your friends, family, and local cheese sandwich chef. Good luck, and happy texting!

Flirting is an art form that some are more skilled at than others. Trying to win over the affection of someone you're attracted to isn't always easy, especially when your crush is playing hard to get. The fine line between showing your interest and coming across as desperate can be tough to master, but once you get it, it's smooth sailing. Unfortunately, some people never find that balance and step over the line into the 'desperate' category. These people are perfect examples of what happens when you let your desperation and entitlement get the better of you and push away the person you are trying to attract. Enjoy cringing through these sad attempts at flirting and learn from their mistakes on how not to flirt, 101.

You know when the DJ at the club yells "all the single ladies out there MAKE SOME NOISE!!!" Yeah, the dude wants us to make noise because of all the struggles singles go through. He knows it. We know it. And we cheer in response to his call like idiots when we should really be crying. Then again, that's what clubbing is about - cheering in the  

 Dating apps have only made the search for the right man even weirder because you have to sift through a whole bunch of weirdos before finding Prince Charming - if he exists on the apps, that is. Twitter is one big online therapy session, and the singles of Twitter take to the platform on a daily basis to share their funniest thoughts about dating apps on a weekly basis. Scroll down for the best tweets from this week. 

Texting with teenagers always comes with the risk that they'll respond the same way they do in person: in monosyllabic grunts. And nothing is more infuriating than a teenager who doesn't communicate and makes you feel like a total idiot for just trying to have a conversation with them. Comedian Maggie Widdoes shared her experience on Twitter of texting a 13-year-old in her life a lovely "Happy birthday" message, only to receive "yeah" in response. Her tweet sparked other people to share their experience of texting teenage kids, siblings, nieces, and nephews and only receiving silence or one-word answers in reply. They prove one thing, and one thing only— kids are brutal!

Everyone gets ghosted sometimes. We are also all guilty of ghosting other people as well, sometimes even on accident. People used to have to go to great lengths to keep up a relationship with someone. If you set a time to meet up with a friend in the '80s, that was it, you couldn't text them and tell them that you're not feeling it 30 minutes before, you had to either show up or stand them up.  

Nowadays it is so damn easy to contact someone, but still, the thought of messaging someone back can sometimes feel like such an exertion of effort.  So, we ghost, and we get ghosted, and we make clowns out of people, and slowly we all become more and more antisocial. What a time to be alive.

Once upon a time, people used to be able to get drunk without having to remember exactly what shenanigans went down last night. But ever since the introduction of modern technology, they have to watch their recorded drunken mishaps over and over again until they ultimately decide never to get wasted again. We've all sent drunk texts we wish we could unsend. Alas, there are many things in life that we can't take back, and this happens to be one of them. The people of Twitter took to the platform to share the drunk texts they wish they could take back. Scroll down for this week's batch of hilarious drunken texts, snaps, and Tik Toks. 

As the great Hannah Montana once sang, 'nobody's perfect.' Truer words have not been spoken. As much as we all want to believe, we're God's greatest gift to the Earth and therefore have no flaws, that couldn't be further from the truth. We all have flaws, and we can all be pretty toxic from time to time. Can you identify a personal toxic trait of yours? The people of Twitter sure can. Scroll down for the funniest and most relatable toxic traits people have discovered about themselves on the platform. 

Texting people back can honestly feel like a chore sometimes. And it's basically a nonstop rule, like making your bed, cleaning dishes, or being nice to the person who pays you. Your true friends will understand if you're just a sh*tty texter, but for acquaintances, you may need to form some kind of an apology when trying to reinitiate conversation. It can be awkward, but if you're truly out of good ideas for these instances, here are 12 very useful excuses from Twitter that you now have at your disposal.

Being in love is a magical thing. Or so I've heard. All you want to do is sing from the rooftops and let everyone know how amazing your partner is. Or, as the modern-day love story would tell it, post a super PDA video on social media, with a super romantic song as the backing track. Because sharing is caring, right? One TikTok user named @rachelgwilson, created a montage of her relationship with her (gorgeous) boyfriend—No, I'm not bitter about it, why do you ask?—and put it to a song with the lyrics, "I found a guy told me I was a star…"

Her post went viral, and women used it as an opportunity to create videos of them singing the same song, but with screenshots of creepy, rude, and gross messages they've received from men in the background instead. The results are amazingly hilarious, but also sad because they just provide us with more tangible proof that... Men. Are. Gross. Here are some of the best reactions to her video that we found. Watch them and cry, and then let us know if you have any similar experiences, in the comments section!

Much like approaching someone in a bar, dating apps leave you vulnerable to all sorts of rejection. Whether the person you've matched with straight-up ignores your messages, or they reply politely telling you that they're not interested, unfortunately, it's all part of the dating game. One girl on Tinder, however, clearly doesn't understand the rules, and upon being explained to politely by a guy she had matched with that he had met someone else, she lost her mind and went totally berserk. Check out how calmly he manages the situation and how 

Parents on social media and texting are just so incredibly entertaining, we could read these forever.