re: A rant about communicating via text message

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Let's say that the person lives out of town? Would you see it differently?

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Skype is your best friend.

If you're in a long distance relationship and you're using nothing more then text. Well. It's not a relationship.

Coastie, you know how I feel about this.

I don't mind texts. But not text conversations that go on forever. And in my mind, texts do not replace conversation, whether in person or on the phone. There is an intimacy to hearing someone's voice, and you just can't get that connection through texting. (And in the same vein, there is an intimacy to looking in someone's eyes when you talk that you can't get on the phone.)

If you're getting to know someone who lives at a distance, texting would not do it for me. There is just too much that a text can't convey.

To some degree it's generational - the younger you are, the more likely you are to feel comfortable with only using electronic communication. But that generation may also have a lifelong struggle with social skills.

Bottom line - if I'm going to feel close to someone, I need to hear their voice and see them in person. Texting is a supplement, but doesn't replace those things.