text message arrives as attachment

I'm receiving text messages from a friend with an iPhone to my iPhone and their text arrives as an attachment I have to open to read. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Apparently my replies are going as normal?

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 9:50 AM

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