Avoid telling him that you woke up thinking about him as well, if you didn’t.
In your response, you don’t have to lie that you are thinking about him too.
You don’t have to lie.
Lying is redundant, and uncalled for.
Listen, two people who are going out or getting to know each other get to deeper levels of emotional attachment at different times.
It’s probable that you woke up this morning without thinking about him.
This doesn’t mean that you don’t like or care about him.
It also doesn’t mean that you won’t eventually reach this point.
So, don’t feel bad if you aren’t feeling his level of emotional attachment at this stage.
You are in a much better position when you acknowledge this.
This is where you are being honest with yourself.
If you like him, you are going to eventually wake up thinking about him.
Just don’t allow yourself to feel strange or unhappy because you are not quite there yet.
Don’t be tempted to respond in a fashion that you think he would want you to respond.
Instead, send him a “Thank you” text, or crack a harmless joke about what he said.
You don’t have to tell him that you woke up thinking about him too.
Now, on the flip side, if you did wake up thinking about him, acknowledge that and let him know in your text response.
Get specific and tell him exactly what you were thinking.
For instance, the last time you hung out with him, he told you something that made you laugh so hard, putting a wide smile on your face.
Bring this up in your return text by specifically telling him what you were thinking about and asking him the same in return.
Instead of relegating your response to his text with an emoji sign or a mundane phrase in solidarity, expand on it.
When he learns about what you were specifically thinking about when you woke up, it gives him further insight into what about him you are attracted to.
This encourages him to show you more of that humorous side without the fear that he is overdoing it.
This is true the other way around too.
When he tells you what he was specifically thinking about you, you have further knowledge on what he likes about you,’
This means that you can show more of that side of you to him as he continues courting you.
This creates a deeper emotional connection between you moving forward.
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