I hate text messaging -- there I got it off my chest.
Really, is there a more impersonal form of communication?
Think about all of the verbal and non-verbal cues that are lost -- voice/tone, eye contact and body language.
It's true, the same can be said about email.
But, it seems more and more people these days are conversing mainly through text messaging.
Because texting lacks so much of the essential information, derived from a normal face to face conversation, a lot can be lost in translation -- no to mention, lost in *transmission.*
I can't tell you how many texts I've sent that never reached their destination -- and vice versa.
Or, if the text does go through, it arrives hours after it was sent -- making the initial message pointless.
Obviously, I've engaged in text messaging.
I think it's okay for quick, relatively unimportant messages.
But, as far as conversing goes -- it's best to just pick up the phone and dial.
It's so much nicer to hear a voice at the other end of the line.
Just my opinion. :-)