Respecting Each Other Escalation

hey Yo I respect you for messaging first i respect you for respecting me Oh yeah Well I respect you for respectin me respecting you! that’s a lot of respecting you’re doing i respect that

A humorous text-message exchange where two people keep expressing respect for each other in increasingly recursive ways. The punchline is the final “i respect that,” which treats the absurd amount of mutual respect as something worthy of respect itself. It is sent as a reaction to playful politeness, circular compliments, or escalating wordplay.

• @afrosidemoon / 52283 2022-10-31