If you thought that chat rooms were a thing of the past, you are sorely mistaken. We all love a good chat room. With chat rooms, you will never get bored – there are so many of them and the themes vary widely. From sexy time to classic movies, there is truly something for everybody. Aside from this, there are always going to be new people in the chat rooms, so the conversation will never go stale.

Speaking of new people joining in…you can be whoever you want. We all remember being 13, waiting until our parents went to sleep and sneaking onto a chat room where we proceeded to flirt with a guy twice our age while pretending to be a 30-year-old blonde bombshell who knew what the hell she was talking about. You get to create yourself. Sure, you are more than good enough just the way you are, but sometimes it is nice to take a break and slip into someone else’s skin for the day. Or maybe you don’t feel like you can fully express yourself in your day-to-day life. Sometimes it is easier to talk to strangers.

Chat rooms are the perfect place to find solace in a new friend. Lastly, who wouldn’t want to read what a bunch of strangers are typing to one another? It is highly entertaining and is almost as if you are reading a really messy, drama-filled, sexual, (in many instances,) book that is being written before your eyes. You see relationships begin to form and newly formed friendships being ripped to shreds over a difference of opinion on whether or not pink or blue is a better color. Chat rooms are ridiculous, outrageous, and a must-see. Below are the stages of joining a chat room.

Pick your username

You have to find a website, and in most instances, you have to pick a username that will be shown to all of the other chat room participants. Trust us, there are a plethora of websites to choose from. Pick a username that exudes the kind of conversation you are trying to start/be a part of. If you want to be a little flirty in an adult chat room, make sure your username mirrors that. If you want to debate evolution, make sure you pick at fitting username. If you want to get stoned and laugh with some fellow stoners, maybe add “420” into your username. Your username is your first impression – your username is your handshake.

Choose your chatroom

Now you get to the fun part – exploring chat rooms. Keep in mind that whatever the chat room is titled doesn’t mean that the people inside of it will be talking about that subject, however, choosing one that appeals to you is a good way to start.

Inevitably change your chatroom 50 times

The best part is that you can go in and out of them until you find one that tickles your pickle. Each one is filled with different individuals having tons of different conversations, sometimes sexy chat. Sometimes ten people will be messaging at once. It is easy to get lost amid all of the rambling but it is also easy to get lost in all of the juicy gossip.

Sit Back and Relax

You don’t have to do anything but sit back and relax. If you don’t feel like joining in the conversation(s), you always have the option of reading and keeping yourself entertained. Sometimes it is not in the cards for you to pick up that novel you have been meaning to read, but this is the next best thing. When your friend texts you, tell him/her that you are too busy reading to chat. You can seem smart and motivated while ultimately reading a sex-fueled gossip column full of random outbursts due to petty disagreements.

Try to Interject

Now is the time. Nobody has typed for 1.2 seconds. You decide to interject. Nobody pays attention to your comment, probably because the text is running down the page so quickly. You try again. And again. And again. You reference another individual’s username and BAM you are finally involved in the titilating conversation.

The Inevitable Fight/Disagreement

There are always going to be those people who argue just to argue – the guy or gal who sign into chat rooms just looking to pick a fight. You will inevitably witness this. You have two options; you can either join in and help the tensions rise while getting a rise out of it yourself, (just don’t take it too seriously,) or you can read the nonsense that spews from the fingers of strangers and feel a little bit better about your life decisions. Every once in awhile, you will come across someone who is being ganged up on/cyberbullied, in which case we urge you to jump to their defense and make sure that they are okay. Urge them to sign off and go into a private chat with you so that you can ease the tension and make sure they aren’t too upset. People can be downright mean on the internet.

Finding like-minded individuals or, more likely……

You might be so lucky as to find someone who you actually connect with. Once again, the best way to get this done is to choose your chat room wisely. However….

Find a Flirt Buddy

If you are here for a bit of harmless flirtation or sexy photo sharing, you are sure to find someone in a chat room that will feed into your every need. No need to swipe right and left until you match with somebody and stumble your way through introductions. These rooms will allow you to get down to business immediately.

Signing off and Doing it Again

This step is pretty self-explanatory. If you are anything like us, you will find the experience to be a tad ridiculous, say you will never sign on again and then the next thing you know it is 2AM, you are bored and suddenly your fingers are typing that website into your browser, inputting your username and here we go again.