By skyforbes Mine looks like this 1 hey, thinking of you today 2 one sentence about my life right now 3 one genuine question about their life 4 small shared memory or inside joke 5 no pressure closer like reply whenever or just happy to share this. I keep it pinned in notes on my phone. When someone pops into my head while I am on the bus or in a waiting room, I grab the template, change two or three words so it fits them and hit send.
It sounds robotic, but people actually respond really warmly because most folks rarely get low pressure friendly messages that are not asking for something. The structure also keeps me from oversharing when I am tired and would regret a long emotional dump later. Tiny but consistent check ins keep the connection alive so that deeper conversations feel natural when we both have energy.
Bonus tip if you hate texting, you can use the same 5 line idea as a voice note script so you dont ramble for 9 minutes and then feel weird about it.