20 Teens Get Real About Snapchat Streaks
These Teens Thing Streaks Are the Best
1. "I would die if I broke a streak. I guess that sounds like I'm addicted, but I only keep streaks with the people I don't see often. Once I broke a streak because a camel ate my phone-so it wasn't my fault!" -Zoufishan (Tehran, Iran)
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3. "Streaks are the best because I get to receive a good morning message from all my friends every day." -Izzy (Portland, Oregon)
4. "I love streaks because when I hit 100 I do a gift exchange with the other person." -Leslie (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
5. "I try to be as creative as possible with my Snaps because I don't want to bore my streak buddies with a black background that just says 'streaks.' So they're the best because my creative streak project keeps me from studying (a better excuse than 'my dog ate my homework')." -Simon (Beijing, China)
6. "When my friend and I started a streak over the summer, I felt like I was hanging out with her every day. I love streaks because they make me feel more connected to my friends when I can't see them-but I am totally addicted. When I lost one I moped for the rest of the day." -Rose (San Francisco, California)
7. "Streaks are the best because they bring your Snapchat points up! I send streaks every day at 8 a.m., 12 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m." -Francis (Bronx, New York)
8. "I love them! They're the only way I actually remember my friends exist-they actually remind me to text my friends and stay social. If I broke one, I think I would scream." -Xeenia (Pakistan)
These Teens Think Streaks Are the Worst
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10. "Streaks are the worst thing people can send. I open a Snap, ready to see something cool from a friend, and legit every single time it reads 'streaks' or 'gm/gn streaks' and I am so sick of it. I open like 10 'streaks' a day and it's so boring. If that's all you ever want to say to me-don't bother." -Lana (New York, New York)
11. "My longest streak is 872 days long, and I have streaks with 49 people. I hate them because they control you. You can't break them, and if you do it's awful." -Lucy (Colorado)
12. "They feel like a false validation of friendship." -Maddy, Berkeley, California
13. "Streaks are like a drug and I can't stop even though I hate them. I set alarms to remind myself to send them because I'm that sad. One before I go to school, one when I come back, and one before I go to sleep." -Khwaab (Dubai)
14. "The person who I lost a streak with would kill me and unfriend me-it's the ultimate betrayal. I don't feel like I'm addicted to them, but I feel compelled to keep them up." -Alex (Perth, Australia)
15. "I hate them because if you lose one you could hurt someone's feelings." -Rozette (Dapitan, Philippines)
It's Bittersweet For These Teens
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17. "It's a love-hate relationship. I love streaks because it's exciting when they get up to 300, but I hate them because you have to maintain them every day." -Sara (Naples, Italy)
18. "I like streaks-it's a cute way to quantify a friendship. But a good friend and I got into a fight and he purposefully let our streak die, despite it being well over 100. It made me really sad and we haven't had a streak since. Andriy: If you're reading this, I love you-bring back our streak." -Izzy (Madrid, Spain)
19. "I hate and love them. I hate when people send streaks but don't talk to you otherwise-they just want a number by your name. If you want to earn a streak with me, you are going to have to actually talk to me! Otherwise I am not giving you the satisfaction of having a number by my name." -Abbie (Alexandria, Virginia)
20. "I love celebrating every kind of contact I have with my friends, but I feel like I'm addicted to streaks. I have streaks with about 28 people and my longest streak is 418. If I lose a streak under 100 it's not that big of a deal, but if I lost a bigger one I'd probably die." -Matilda (Munich, Germany)
