Texting, texting, texting.
*Sigh*
You know, I’m not one of those girls who hates texts. In fact, I love em. No lingering and time wasting phone conversations when you are really trying to get out the door, no weird rambling email messages, just words. Not many words at that. Simple, pointed. Short and sweet.
I notice that I am quippy, funny… downright brilliant at times in the concise word format. My one liners zing, my emoticons zang and my replies are timely in a way that shocks my friends (who know that it can be days and — at times – even weeks between my returning personal phone calls). The day seems bright and sunny when I get that funny text from a friend or an “I’m thinking of you” text from a potential love interest. In fact, birds sing, flowers jump into my lap… ok, so I’m laying it on a bit thick AND I am apparently abnormal in the girl world where most females are bemoaning getting asked out via text and are sick to tears of textversations.
Have you ever noticed, however, that the hilarious texter turns into the kinda lame one liner when face to face? Or the text chemistry you have in short word bursts diminishes as you try to have a long conversation? (not me, of course! I am scintillating companionship from beginning to end — just those OTHER people)
I wonder if our Sesame Street attention span is beginning to take its toll on the depth and richness of our day to day interactions. We text instead of meet for lunch. We share life news in 20 word capsules instead of crying on a friend’s shoulder because our boyfriend broke things off last night.
So, where do texts fit into the fabric of our dating culture? Should they be used like flour, to make the cake? Yeast, to raise the interest? Eggs, to bind it all together? Salt, to add a little bite? Or sugar to sweeten the deal? Or, perhaps, not at all…
What role does texting play in your relationships?
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