The common saying regarding Snapchat in the media world currently is, “The uglier my snaps get, the more I like you.” Which in my personal experience is holding true. I admit that I am a screen shotter, but only when it comes to blackmailing my siblings with the hideous facial expressions they choose to grace my phone with.

Snapchat has become a fast and usually friendly way of communicating with your significant other. Instead of the dreary text messages that I have only recently come to spice up with the help of emojis, Snapchat has allowed me to send a good luck message with a not so attractive picture of myself along with it. It is a fun and simple way to share your bedhead with a good morning snap, or an “it is so cold outside look at my runny nose” snap.

You may be asking yourself why Snapchat is making such an impression on the dating world and here is why. Snapchat allows one to give a sort of play by play of what they are doing as they so please and not chew up data or phone memory in the process. It is a way to face time on your own time without having to actually schedule a time, which really comes in handy for the long distance relationship goers. It comes down to the simple,

“if I can’t see you, here see me.” When you are snapchatting your crush there are many things to consider. How often is too often to snapchat? How many dates do you have to go on before regular snapchatting is acceptable? What are the dangers of drunkenly snapchatting your crush? How many seconds should you send it for? Do you have to make yourself acceptable looking or

can you snapchat while looking super gross?

All of these questions are good questions and can only be answered by you. In my personal opinion I believe that 10 seconds is far too long to send a snap at any time. The same rules of texting apply to snapchatting when it comes to timing and how often. I also use the “make an awful face” tactic to disguise when I look too gross to send a cute Snapchat.

Snapchat has proven to be a release during the workday. In my brother’s case, his girlfriend will sneak into the supply room to proudly display her Runza visor or hide in the bathroom to tell him how much she hates her boss without any evidence being left behind.

Drunk snapchatting has also become a favorite. One does not have to wake up the next morning and reread all of the awful jumbled drunk texts, and hopefully the receiver is just as intoxicated as the sender and loses the coordination to screen shot.

My advice to all of you is that while a Snapchat may be worth a thousand words please do not take the route of my sister and have those thousand words consist of how many double chins can I make, but instead a cute and quirky way of simply saying “hey there ;).”