5. Late in the afternoon.
“Knowing that my morning is usually hectic, he waited until the afternoon to send me a message. I thought that was so thoughtful of him,” recalls one Japanese woman in her 20s. Of course, it’s difficult to predict how her day is going, but typically, people find their mornings to be chaotic and can’t afford to mess with their phones. At least you have a better chance in the afternoon of her checking the message and perhaps even responding to it.