When texting, text like an old friend/lover by phrasing things as statements instead of questions. Remember that you're qualifying, not interviewing.
This applies to talking face-to-face and over the phone two, but is most obvious in text.
If you don't get this right, you're going to sound needy. For example, instead of saying
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the food at that party was great. did you enjoy it?
it's better to say:
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damn that food was awesome!
You see, a boyfriend will say something emphatically to his girl and obviously expect a response. She'd respond with "I know! blah blah blah."
But a needy person that you don't really know will feel that he needs to ask an explicit question or else you won't respond. Think about those annoying people in your life that just won't go away even when you ignore them. How do they talk to you? Like you're being interviewed right? Now think about those people that you enjoy hanging out with? How do they talk to you? They say something, sure of the fact that it is interesting, and naturally expect a response.
Cut dow on those question marks and use "alpha" statements.
Like everything I post in this thread, I've tested this concept infield and it definitely works.
I know I'm stealing this from somewhere because I distinctly remember reading it, I'm just not sure where.