5 Instant Messages That Men Get Annoyed With

2. “My friend came in to have a sandwich,” Writing something completely irrelevant.

“She wrote, ‘My friend’s cousin’s boyfriend was on TV!’ Give me a break. He’s practically a stranger to her,” an appalled young man in his late teens tells us. Men are generally not that interested in small talk, and he may find it annoying to receive frequent reports about what’s going on around you. If you want to share some gossip, you’ll receive better feedback by texting your female friends.