Smooth starting screen.

I like the little backstory between the messages. It's not really realistic to a phone messaging app (I think), but I think it's helpful to have here.

The time period kinda made me confused at first, especially on the first year. I thought Steve messaged me in the present times, but after seeing it again, I realized he messaged me in the past. I think there should be a date on each message, or at least at the top of the chat.

I like the story and how it gradually unfolds. No obvious or blatant storytelling at the start that tells everything you need to know.

Should've made it an option for Steve's 25th birthday, but I guess having it auto replies is part of the challenge and the story. I legit had difficulty in replying to Mia's invitation because of that xD

That end with all of the "soon" messages is a really nice touch.

I really like how you interpreted the theme for this one. It really fits, how one simple message, one simple decision can lead to another and another.

The art style and UI is clean.

The SFX is really good. So is the music. Both fits with the theme of the game.

What a fantastic entry!

Others in the comments have already stated exactly what I think, I can only reiterate that this is really really well written... and the story hit home a little more often than I'd like to admit. this felt very personal to me and even though playing through this gave me negative feelings about myself, it just shows how good of a job you did with this. I think its great that this game made me feel so intensely emotional.

well done, amazing submission!

*Very* well-written dialogue, with creative uses of the digital interface to add non-dialogue story beats. The music perfectly supported the emotion, too, it sounded like being in a holding pattern. Drew me in immediately. And the moments where you have to type... and then the game takes it away from you. Perfect representation of losing to your negative tendencies. You do such a good job of characterizing him not only through his texts, but also Mia and Steve. "Is that a yes-yes or a Jake-yes?" Perfect.

Made me super sad... but in a good way. :(

Haha, how ironic that when I first saw this game, it caught my eye and I immediately wanted to play it. But then, after reading what it is about, I was afraid to open it and play, even though in the back of my mind it intrigued me. So I subconsciously said 'later', and that's how I missed this game until you commented on my own. I guess Jake and I are not so different after all... even though he's way more insufferable.

That was the most interesting game for me. Each time I manage to find new 10/10 games in this jam, but this is just on another level. The design is great, the storytelling is spot-on, especially the sleeping foreshadowing. This game really got me thinking about myself, since I'm not really that far away from Jake. God, procrastination is an awful thing.

I've got nothing to say. 10/10, give me more!

Absolutely amazing, expressive, immersive entry. Well done! What is it that determines which ending you get?

Wow!  I've played quite a few games so far in this jam, and this has probably been my favorite experience so far.  Fantastic story telling, and the choice of medium really made it hit home.  The dialogue was perfect, and the little bits where you gather open-ended input (especially the one time I encountered when you actually let through at the end without replacing it) were amazing.  The first ending I got was a real gut-punch, and I mean that in the best possible way (the second one was much happier).

I definitely did not expect to see any VN's in a 3-day jam, and certainly nothing of this quality.  The only critique I have is that I would add a little bit of CSS to turn off `user-select` so that the text blurbs don't get selected as you're clicking through.

You should be really proud of this.  Just amazing all around.

Wow...

A game made for a game jam in 72 hours, telling a story with just text.

and it really made me cry. 

Just wow. Great job all over. 

Thank you.

Wow! I am speechless.... This is perfect.

I like that I'm able to view the archive from previous years. The backspacing over whatever was typed was a really fun moment.  The archive is very immersive, that there's both a past and a present in the story. Very polished. Very well done!

ill come up with some feedback for this game soon, i promise

I loved it. Great take on the theme!

Straight up Rom-Com, love it

This is a creative way to use the theme 

Really cool game! I like it a lot! The story is so immersive.

Very cool game! Nice story telling. What engine was this made with?