Crush sometimes takes a while to reply to my messages

Don't give anyone that sort of power over you. I know how it feels and it sucks. The only thing you can do is distract yourself and chill out. See it as 'if she replies soon then great, if she doesn't then she will eventually and it's not big deal'.

I get you. We can have flowing conversations IF she replies. In real life it's even better cos we can talk for hours

I would normally only message her to arrange to meet up for events or at uni and she does accept most of the time. But it's just this wait, gosh it's so painful sometimes because I know she can reply within minutes but she just wants to make me wait

I understand that the wait can be anxious.

But on the flip side, message too often/too frequently and you will run out of things to talk about. You also don't want to come across as too keen or clingy.

Maybe she's trying not to seem too keen? If I reply too quickly I start to worry I look like I have nothing better to do and have to remind myself to not make myself too available, or whatever. If she replies 90% of the time though, what are you complaining about? Some peoples crushes never reply. Focus on the positives! It doesn't look good to be too needy either; that might put her off you so don't let on that it bothers you so much.

I know how the waiting can be torture and it's frustrating when the other person doesn't reply as quickly as you want them to. But keep in mind that they could just be busy or simply forget to respond - I've been guilty of doing that myself sometimes ngl.

It's harder to wait when it's a crush that's constantly on your mind but as I've said before, distraction is key and force yourself to accept that it may take a little longer for her to text back.

What can I do to distract myself? I'm usually at home in the evenings and I just work on my coursework which is boring as it is, add the "waiting for my crush to respond" feeling just makes it drag out forever lol