Affectionate and aggressively earnest, these follow-up messages — dubbed “millennial thank you notes” — are flooding group chats and inboxes with a tidal wave of feelings.

Another added: “I was seeing a guy who used to send me emojis when saying bye or goodnight, and I swear I could gauge his feelings towards me by how many he sent. More meant he really missed me.

There was a blow to the back of my head, then another to my back causing me to stumble forwards (Picture: Kevin Tingley) ‘I think I’ve been stabbed.’ I didn’t think I’d utter those words ...

Why I still find it shocking to receive bad news by text is beyond me (Picture: Getty Images) I was devastated, and I felt helpless. Naturally I called straight away, but he didn’t pick up.