what are the difference of these text messages. for me, if i text as "hahaha" means its really funny and i burst into laugh. if "hehehe" means its funny but i giggle or chuckle. but when someone "lol" at me, i get confused whether she/he is laughing because they mock me and think i'm stupid or they laugh because its funny?
what are the differences of "lol", "hahaha", "hehehe"?
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"LOL" comes highest (Lots of laughter).
Hahaha is a brief acknowledgment that it deserves a hearty laugh, provided time permits.
hehehe conveys a 'compulsion', a persuasion to evoke laughter, taking great efforts and trouble to make something look comical, jocular, or humorous. (some people get annoyed at 'hehehe' response, when they look at it as a sarcasm!)
Hahaha is a brief acknowledgment that it deserves a hearty laugh, provided time permits.
hehehe conveys a 'compulsion', a persuasion to evoke laughter, taking great efforts and trouble to make something look comical, jocular, or humorous. (some people get annoyed at 'hehehe' response, when they look at it as a sarcasm!)
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Lol does NOT mean "lots of laughter", it means "laugh out loud" 
But to answer your question, "lol" can really mean either. If I were to use it though, it'd be for the "hahaha" type of laughter, as opposed to giggling. I guess it varies depending on who it is though. Generally, I would think that the person is laughing because whatever you said was funny. It seems a bit paranoid to think that everyone is laughing AT you, just because they said "lol". Unless it is clear from the context that this is actually what they are doing.
But to answer your question, "lol" can really mean either. If I were to use it though, it'd be for the "hahaha" type of laughter, as opposed to giggling. I guess it varies depending on who it is though. Generally, I would think that the person is laughing because whatever you said was funny. It seems a bit paranoid to think that everyone is laughing AT you, just because they said "lol". Unless it is clear from the context that this is actually what they are doing.