What does it mean when a guy replies with short texts?

If a guy has been replying to you with short texts then you might be wondering why and what it might mean about the way that he feels about you.

This post will show you a number of reasons why he might reply with short texts and why other guys might do the same in the future.

So, what does it mean when a guy replies with short texts? It could mean that he is not interested in you if he only does it with you and he shows signs of disinterest in person. He might also be busy, do it with everyone naturally or he might be annoyed with you or someone/something else.

There are actually a number of reasons why a guy might reply with short texts and there are a number of things to consider when trying to understand why he might be doing it.

Why a guy will reply with short texts

Each of the different reasons why a guy will reply with short texts will likely come with a number of clues in the way that he does it and the body language he shows in person.

Below, I will show you a number of reasons why a guy might reply with short texts, the signs to look for and the things to consider.

He is not interested in you

Replying with short texts could be a sign that he is not interested in you.

This would be more likely if he seems to be more responsive to other people, he rarely texts you first, he doesn’t ask or agree to hang out with you and if he tends to take a long time to reply.

If he is not interested in you then he might show distancing body language when he is around you by doing things such as:

• Avoiding eye contact
• Standing further away from you than he does with other people
• Avoiding talking to you
• Facing away from you (especially with his feet)
• Having tight lips when talking to you
• Only smiling with the mouth and not the eyes

He is seeing someone else

It could be a sign that he is seeing someone else.

This would be more likely if he used to reply to you more in the past and if he suddenly started to reply short texts to you and if his body language suddenly became more distant. He would also be less likely to agree to hang out or to ask and he would be less likely to initiate any conversations.

He is busy

The reason that he normally sends short replies could be that he is normally busy.

This would be more likely if he doesn’t always send short replies and if he also seems to do it with other people as well.

If he does do it because he is busy then it could still be the case that he is actually attracted to you.

If he is attracted to you then he might show signs of being attracted to you by doing things such as:

• Hold prolonged eye contact with you
• Adjust his appearance when he sees you
• Glance at you a lot
• Stand closer to you than he does with other people
• Point his feet at you when he is around you (people point their feet at people that they are attracted to)
• Get anxious when you are around other men
• Have dilated pupils when looking at you

There are more signs of attraction that he might show around you and I have written about more of them in this blog post.

He is annoyed with you or someone/something else

The reason that he was sending you short replies might be because he was annoyed with something.

This would be more likely if he usually sends you longer texts but he suddenly started to send you short ones after something happened that might have annoyed him.

If he was annoyed with you then he might have shown it by doing things such as:

• Squinting
• Facing away from you
• Having tight lips
• Standing further away from you
• Avoiding eye contact

He does it naturally

It might be the case that he sends short replies to everyone naturally.

If this is the case then it would be more likely that he would act in a similar way with other people and that he would show the same body language around them as he does with you.

If he does then it would be likely that he would show signs of attraction around you that he doesn’t around other people.

Consider how he reacts to seeing you

When trying to figure out how he feels about you it would help to consider the way that he reacts to seeing you.

If he noticeably changes his behavior and body language, when he sees you, then it would make it more likely that he has good or bad feelings about you.

If he reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:

• Adjusting his appearance
• Adjusting his posture
• Holding eye contact
• Facing towards you (especially with his feet)
• Moving closer to you

Then it would make it more likely that he is actually attracted to you.

Whereas, if he reacts to seeing you by doing things such as:

• Squinting
• Facing away from you
• Moving away from you
• Only smiling at the mouth
• Avoiding eye contact

Then it would make it more likely that he has negative feelings about you.

Consider what he does text you

It would also help to consider the sort of texts that he does send you.

If he often starts the conversation, he continues the conversation or if he wants to hang out with you when he texts you then it would make it more likely that he is attracted to you despite the short messages.

Whereas, if he tends to take a long time to reply, he doesn’t want to hang out and he doesn’t continue the conversation then it would make it more likely that he is not interested in you. However, he still could be and it would help to consider the body language he shows you in person.

Consider how he interacts with other people

It would also help to compare the way that he interacts with you with how he interacts with other people.

If he shows the same body language around you as he does with other people then it would make it more likely that he gives short replies to people naturally.

Whereas, if he shows different body language around you then it would be more likely that he has good or bad feelings about you depending on how he changes it.

Consider multiple aspects of his body language

When considering what his body language might be showing it would help to consider multiple signs at the same time.

This is because he could be showing a single body language sign for many different reasons. This makes single body language signs unreliably on their own.

Whereas, if he shows multiple body language signs that all suggest the same thing then it would be more likely that he is showing them for that specific reason.

If you are still unsure then a good ebook that I would recommend that will teach you how to better read body language and spot signs of attraction would be this one.