![]() ![]() His mission was deemed accomplished when he took her out for a movie at the Ramses Hilton. One user remembers how he took the Hotmail email address of the girl he liked and asked her out on a date. When asked what they remember most about MSN, almost all of them cite it as where their first relationships took off or where their crushes first professed their feelings. Photo: Redditīecause of this, MSN was largely a symbol of young love for children of the 90s, far more than at-the-time counterparts like MySpace or HI5. ![]() A person’s nickname could include poetic or humorous phrases or song lyrics, while a strategically selected profile picture could help a shy teenager express their thoughts indirectly but in no way discreetly. Photo: Redditĭuring those hormone-addled years, every word or emoticon carried its weight in gold and acted as a signal or hidden message. Originally launched in 1999, the instant messaging platform was an at-the-time groundbreaking medium that acted as a Whatsapp-Facebook-Tinder mashup for young teenagers who were, more often than not, logged on from old, clunky computers strategically located in the living room to prevent them from obtaining enough privacy to access adult content. ![]()
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