Types of WhatsApp Groups we have !

 

WhatsApp is very much a part of our daily routines. In fact, according to a website, WhatsApp is the most used Android app in India. So, I’m guessing by now you know how invested we are in it. But if there is one thing that is slightly annoying about using the app, it’s the numerous WhatsApp groups we all are a part of! Don’t deny it, you’re secretly thinking the same thing too. And if you’re a private person, you would have most probably disabled your ‘Last Seen’ and your ‘Read Receipts’, but that doesn’t apply to groups.
So, sit back and get ready to relate to everything I’m about to say here.

Okay, here we go!

1. THE QUINTESSENTIAL FAMILY GROUPS

This is an obvious one. Every one of us will have at least 3–4 groups dedicated to just family.

• A group that has all your immediate family members. (Parents+Siblings)
• A group with all the family members on your mother’s side.
• A group with all the family members on your father’s side.
• A group generically called ‘Cousins’.

Any family group will most likely have that one person whose sole purpose is to just send forwards. These forwards can be ‘Good Morning’ messages, ‘Top 5 Healthy Foods’ messages, messages involving current news, messages on the importance of Yoga, random photos of their family, thumbs- up sender.....

2. THE COLLEGE/SCHOOL/OFFICE GROUP

This is the second most obvious group which can be found in any WhatsApp chat list. If you’re a college student like me, then you most definitely will have THE CLASS GROUP, which might be one of the most awesome groups you will ever be a part of. Now, each class group will definitely have at least one or two of the following types of people.

• The troller or the meme guy, whose main job is to make troll videos and photos of everybody in the group. 
• The political party guy whose solution to any trivial conflict is, “We will go on strike until our demands are met!”.
• The class nerds, who are the real heroes, because they are the ones who send the answers to the assignments. 
• The ‘I slept through it all’ person, who wakes up to 467 messages in the group and is completely clueless on what the discussion is about.
• The "seen and ignore" person who just keep watching on whats going on but doesn't speak a word.

I’m sure there are many, many more and if I’ve missed any, do let me know in the comment section!

3. THE “BEST BUDS/HOMIES FOR LIFE” GROUP
This is that group which holds all the deepest, darkest secrets of all of its members. This is the group you can’t imagine leaving for any reason whatsoever. This is the group you voluntarily send your goofy selfies and funny videos to. Everything said here is unfiltered and uncensored. Trust is the foundation of this group.

Now, don’t get me wrong. There will be days when this group is inactive, or as we like to call it, “dead”. But, on the bright side, you can be certain that it’ll become active the minute anyone sends absolutely anything. And that’s why this group is kind of like the #goals for the other groups.

4. THE “ME” GROUP

This isn’t so much a group as it is a space where all your random thoughts are sent before you forget them. It’s basically a “group” with just one member: you. The things sent to this group can be literally anything, like

• Grocery list that your mother gave you.
• The balance you have in your account.
• Deadline for a particular assignment or project.
• “Fill petrol on your way tomorrow.”
• Songs which you heard on the radio, taking down as many lyrics you understood so that you can later go home and Google it, praying you find the song you wanted.
• Random alphabet messages, just for the sole purpose of using the ‘Delete For Everyone’ option.
• Your own audio recordings, to assess how your voice sounds.

5. THE COMMON INTEREST GROUP

"Cheers for Argentina"

"Victory for Brazil"

"Success Mantra"  and so on

The common interest group is where people from different backgrounds join together to share their common love for something. It can be a fandom or a book club or simply a “Cute Babies” group, where random baby pictures are shared. 

6. THE DEAD GROUP

You don’t know how it got there, but there is always that one group which finds its way to the bottom of the list almost instantly. It’s so unused that the ‘You were added’ message might be the only activity the group has witnessed.

The most annoying part of being a member of such a group is that no one tries to revive it but at the same time, nobody leaves it either. It’s like that big pimple on your face; you don’t particularly like it but you have to live with it nonetheless.

And on the off chance that someone DOES message in the group, you might be thinking, “Oh my gosh! Did someone die? Is anybody sick? Is he getting married? I’m confused.”

7.THE TABOO GROUP

Ever noticed your friends tense up when you casually scroll through their chat list? This is because they might be part of some controversial group that they don’t want you to know anything about, a group that might completely tarnish their carefully-built reputation in just seconds. Now, this taboo group can be different for different people: a sworn Marvel fan who has a secret “DC FOREVER!” group; a quiet, bookish girl who has a “EVERY NIGHT IS A VEGAS NIGHT” group; the popular cheerleader in a “Math Geeks” group.

The existence of such a taboo group is why many users have an app lock for WhatsApp.

8. THE ? GROUP

Now, this is where you, the reader, suggests any more groups that I might have forgotten. I’m sure there are several others I have missed and I’m open to suggestions. Maybe it can be an all-boys/all-girls group, an office group, an elective subject group, a prayer forwards group, a university group, a music band group, a study group, an alumni group, a language group where the group admin teaches a particular language to the rest of the members  and so on...........