Is Texting 'Good Morning' Every Day Too Much on Date Two?
A daily good morning after only two dates could be sweet or suffocating, and Kaya explains where the line sits.
The writer has a morning ritual and a conscience, and the two have started to argue. Since the first date, which involved a rooftop, a shared plate of fries and a disagreement about whether cilantro is a personality, he has sent a good morning text every day at 7:15. The second date was lovely, and now he fears the ritual has started to look like a lease agreement.
He describes the texts with some tenderness. One had a sun emoji, one had a joke about the weather, and one just said 'morning, trouble', which he is quietly proud of. She has replied each time, although on Thursday she responded with only a coffee cup. He has been analyzing the coffee cup for four days.
He describes the texts with some tenderness.
Let me be fair to the ritual. A daily good morning is not intense, it is a small flag planted on someone's day, and plenty of people find that charming. The problem is not frequency but weight, because a text that asks nothing can be a gift, and a text that waits anxiously for a matching reply can feel like a clock.
So the test is whether the message makes her day easier or makes her owe you something. 'Morning, trouble' is an offering, while 'Good morning, why haven't you answered yet' is an invoice. Keep the first kind, vary the content, and every few days let a morning pass without one so the silence can stretch a little.
Your verdict, in three sentences: A daily good morning on date two is sweet as long as it asks for nothing back. Skip it twice a week and let her be the one who notices. If she starts sending them first, you can officially stop worrying about the coffee cup.
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