If AIM Were Still A Thing In 2023, These Would Be Our Away Messages

By Fleurine Tideman | November 17, 2023

I think we have already had the peak of internet culture come and go. And it was AIM. From including all of our besties’ names in our status (and promptly removing them when they started messaging YOUR crush, screw you, Shannon!!!) to maximizing our use of emojis like they were hieroglyphics, we did it all.

But nothing compares to the away messages that we spent more time cultivating than actually being away from our computers. Sometimes, we’d only be gone for 20 minutes to walk the dog or take that chicken out of the freezer seconds before Mom got home, but the entire world needed to know about it. WHAT IF SOMEONE TRIES TO REACH ME DURING THIS TIME?!

It’s honestly a shame that we no longer use away messages because if we did, they’d be better than ever.

BRB Read My AIM Away Messages For The Deets

Fleurine Tideman

Fleurine Tideman, a European-based copywriter. She’s interesting (cause she’s from Europe), speaks multiple languages (again, she's from Europe), and is mentally unhinged (despite socialized healthcare). You can find her European musings on Twitter @ByFleurine and her blog, Symptoms of Living, both of which are written to the sounds of unhinged Taylor Swift playlists.