Bernard O'Shea: A handy guide to decode the hidden meanings in Irish text messages

Have you ever found yourself staring at your phone, anxiously waiting for a reply to a message?

Bernard O'Shea: Texting strips away the non-verbal cues we rely on to make sense of conversations

You see the two blue ticks — proof they’ve read it — but as the seconds turn into minutes, those minutes feel like hours, and your mind races. Was your joke unfunny? Did you sound rude? Is their silence a hidden message?

If you’re like me, you’ve likely gone through this scenario more times than you’d care to admit, maybe even today.