bams.

One month of Sam & Ben, in texts
and hearts & haha's.

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Chapter 1

The Sam-isms

A field guide to the way Sam texts. Anyone who's been on the receiving end will recognize these instantly.

ur such a binx
texts that open with "bams"
It's not a greeting. It's a whole genre.
"u", not "you"
๐Ÿ˜‚ sent
"can't wait"s
Mostly followed by "to see u".
mornings she texted first
Early bird. Usually with a ๐Ÿ˜˜.
characters per text, on average
beech
a complete sentence
Also: "perf". Also: "beech ur dead to me".
Chapter 2

#hashtag #commentary

Sam narrates life in hashtags, and they're somehow always right. A few favorites, straight from the thread.

Chapter 3

The pet name universe

Every nickname either of you used this month. Bigger bubble, more uses. The color shows who says it more. (Nobody knows what a binx is. Everyone agrees it's a compliment.)

Mostly SamMostly BenShared custody
Chapter 4

What we actually talk about

Your most-used words, with the boring ones ("the", "and", "going") taken out.

Sam

Ben

Chapter 5

Head to head

Who texts more, who loves more, who laughs more. The stats settle it.

Sam
Ben
Chapter 6

The rhythm of us

When the texts happen. Sam's up with the sun; Ben shows up after work and stays late.

Every day this month

Texts per day. Not one day went by without a message.

Around the clock

Texts by hour of day. Sam above the line, Ben below it.

Chapter 7

Emoji & reactions

Your go-to emoji, and how you react to each other's texts.

Sam's emoji

Ben's emoji

Tapbacks

Long-press reactions on each other's texts.