Sally shared a screenshot of the message exchange between her and a guy she fancied - but it didn't end well

Messaging somebody you fancy is exciting, but it can always be a bit nerve-racking as you wait patiently and hope they reply.

Regardless of how funny your banter or how good your hair looked on that date, sometimes it just isn't meant to be and you can end up getting ghosted.

One woman was left completely shocked when she received a reply to the text she sent her crush - eight years and seven months later.

Sally, from Australia, shared a screenshot of their conversation - which started with a message from the anonymous guy on July 17, 2011.

He said: "Hey gorgeous, how are ya?" with a winking emoji, reports news.com.au.

Sally played it cool and waited a few days before replying, sending her message on July 20.

She said: "Hay [his name] I'm good thanks. What you been up to?" with a smiley face."

But that was where the conversation ended - until recently.

The man sent his reply a few days ago, claiming he only just got her message as he had an update on his phone.

Hmmm...

Sally's post has been widely shared on social media, with people taking to the comments section to question the man's excuse.

While many joked that he had really committed to playing hard to get, others accused him of ghosting.

One wrote: “He is a man of focus and sheer commitment.”

Others had different issues with the post, with one commenting: “Even after updating, the autocorrect function is still not working for him.”

Sally is the latest in a line of people to share their dating horror stories online, but her experience wasn't anywhere near as bad as what Kimberley Latham-Hawkesford.

The 24-year-old was sent a list of the ways she could "improve herself" after a horrible Tinder date.

She realised he probably wasn't 'The One' when he started asking if she would consider plastic surgery and kicked off when she offered to pay, showing her his bank balance to show how much money he had.

They said their goodbyes and she didn't think much more of it, until she received an unbelievable message out of the blue three months later.

The man says he wanted to explain why he didn't message her after the date, revealing he believed she "could have made the date much better".

He then listed a number of things she should change about herself, including numerous things about her appearance and her personality.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/woman-gets-reply-crush-eight-21566320

Lying like and almost pass our very own Lie Machine?

The Bros just noticed how beautiful she has become

The reply was 3 days after not 8 years.

IeatPussy:
The reply was 3 days after not 8 years.

The last response was this morning, previous message was 2011

Well she took 3days to respond to his first message, it's only fair she got her own response 8years later.

How is that our problem?

So she kept this conversation for the past 8 years rather than just delete it since it was dormant? I think she was actually expecting a response...

babyfaceafrica:
How is that our problem?

Since you have one, what is your problem?

Girl: I took three days to reply his hi.



Boy: I took 8 years to reply her the 'hi'





Some people are just born savage

What exactly are we to do with this?

When will Nigerian Men adopt this system

Ok

Not in Nigeria

Na only girls been dey do am before.

Good to see a dude try it.

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Moral of the story : NEVER GIVE UP!

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No time to lazy around. Kudos to this alpha male.

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Hmm

Why is this our concern?

Lie Mohammed everywhere.

Someone probably hacked the Facebook account and replied.

Gosh! I'm just like that dude. I got more than a hundred inbox messages on messenger which I failed to reply,

So many conversations I started with the opposite sex, the next minute I ask myself why I started the convo at first and hey I'm out with no reply.

Good, but that's whole lot of time.
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Big achievement for her.....hahaha.