1) for me one of the merits of text communication is that it&#x27;s asynchronous: there is a space to delay message processing for as long as recipient needs. Setting yourself to expect immediate response under such circumstances is bound to cause frustration.<p>2) intentionally delaying the response just for the sake of making yourself more desirable sounds very manipulative to me, and I&#x27;d be very inclined to stop pursuing emotional connection with person who does this.