Self Awareness
There seems to be a lot of Blink 182 fans in this thread, I didn’t realize they were making a comeback. It’s always best practice to not be the person texting your ex, but rather to be on the receiving end. You don’t want to be the person that is sitting there pining over the best thing you ever had, just to get sent back an even worse rejection text than the last.
So that’s why we suggest always be the calm, cool, and collected ex-text receiver. That way you are guaranteed to have the ball in your court and you don’t have to fantasize about something out of your reach. This ex’s response not only shuts the other person down but also reiterates how much self-confidence this person has, knowing that they really were the best thing to ever happen to their ex.