Be sure to tailor your responses depending on who you’re talking to. If you’re messaging with a coworker, you can say something along the lines of “I’m about to make some dinner. I’ll see you in the office on Monday!”

For example, if you’re at home, you can say “Someone’s at the door – we’ll chat more soon!” If you’re about to get in the car, you can send a quick message like “TTYL, I’m driving!” Avoid lying about what you’re doing or why you can’t talk. More often than not, the person talking to you will know that you’re being dishonest, and they might get upset.

For example, you could say something like “I have to hit the sack – talk to you tomorrow!” if you know you’ll be able to talk then. If you don’t get to talk to them often, you could say something like “I’m so sleepy. Let’s catch up later this week!” and make plans to talk on the phone or even video call within the next few days.

For example, if your roommate texts you “I’m bringing home pizza for dinner!” you could respond with the heart eyes emoji or the thumbs up emoji to let them know that you saw the message and you’re excited. If a friend or family member texts you saying “Are you free?” or “Can you talk later?” you can respond with the thumbs up or thumbs down emojis depending on your answer. This is a great way to end a conversation before it starts. Because you aren’t responding with words, the other person will be less likely to feel like they need to reply to your message.

If you can’t think of something to say, end the conversation by making plans to talk later or saying that you’re busy. Don’t feel like you have to reply immediately to messages that you receive. If you don’t have anything to say, sometimes it’s best to just wait until you think of something important or funny to contribute.

Before you go to sleep, say something like “Goodnight, I can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow! Xoxo” or “Sweet dreams!” If you want to lead into a different conversation for when you’re available to talk, try saying something like “I have to go right now, but what do you think about Drake’s newest album? Let’s discuss later!”

For example, if you’re in school, you can tell your partner in the morning, “I have classes all day today, but I’ll be done at 4:30. Want to meet at 5 for dinner?”

For example, you can say something like “Thank you so much for such a fun night! Let’s plan another one soon?” If you’re confident that they like you, you can be more bold. Try saying something like “I hope I dream about you tonight!”

For example, if they ask you to hang out, you can say something like “You’re a nice person, but I’m just not interested in you that way. ” Try not to suggest continuing the conversation or saying anything like “Talk to you later,” which can give them the wrong idea. If you ever feel unsafe after rejecting someone, tell a trustworthy person. Contact law enforcement as soon as possible if the person sends you threats or begins to act strangely.

You can say something like “Hey, I’m going to remove myself from this group. Getting all these messages is slowing my phone down!”

Look for the names of the people in the group, or the group name. Depending on who started the group, they may have titled it based on the content of the message. If you can’t find the thread, use the search function in the message app by typing in a name of someone in the message.

If you can’t find the “i,” try exiting out of the message and opening it back up again to make it reappear.

If the button isn’t available, that means that it isn’t an iMessage thread because a member of the group doesn’t have iMessage. On an iPhone, you’re only able to leave iMessage groups. If the text of the bar appears in grey, that means that there are only 3 people in the group. In order to leave a group with 3 people, you have to add another person to the group to take your place.

If you want to receive notifications from the group again, just turn the switch back to the original position. This only turns off notifications for one specific thread. If you don’t want to receive notifications at all on your phone, you can turn on the overall Do Not Disturb function.