My Weird Snapchat Heart Mystery
So I’m just snapping with Jake last Thursday, sending dumb dog filter pics like always, when boom – this little red heart pops up right next to his name. Seriously, what the heck is that? I figured maybe it was just some weird glitch.
Asked my younger cousin Amanda, she just laughed at me. “Uncle Bob, you’re so old!” Yeah yeah, hilarious. I thought maybe it was like Instagram hearts meaning they liked your stuff? Wrong. Tried liking one of his snaps – nothing happened. Still clueless.
- First Mistake: I googled “snapchat symbols” – bad idea. Got flooded with articles about streaks, trophies, sparkles… total mess. Why can’t they just have a simple legend inside the app?
- Second Mistake: Dug into Snapchat settings like an archaeologist. Scrolled through notifications, privacy, memories… found absolutely zilch about friendship symbols. Seriously, where do they hide this stuff?
- Third Mistake: Almost texted Jake directly like “Yo what’s the red heart mean?” but felt dumb admitting I didn’t know. Gotta keep my cool uncle reputation.
Finally tripped over a tiny Best Friends section buried deep in my profile page after hitting the Bitmoji icon. Turns out? That dumb little heart means Jake and I are now #1 Best Friends because we’ve been snapping back-and-forth constantly for two weeks straight. Guess my daily pictures of my coffee cup were finally paying off.
Honestly, feels kinda silly. An app needs a heart to tell me I chat with someone a lot? Back in my day, you just knew who your texting buddies were. Apps now overcomplicate everything with secret symbols.
