I guess it's a matter of what the text is for. I like a text now and then as a happy text, how is your day, want to have lunch today, etc. It's the big stuff, and the l-o-n-g serious conversations that don't belong on a little tiny cell phone screen. Text me to see if I can take a call, and then let me hear your voice, cuz I like to hear your voice....

I'm the opposite, I appreciate when someone is on their way and they text me to let me know and how traffic is going. I do that myself. More often than not I arrive early for a meeting and find it calming to know they are on their way. Sometimes I try to fit in something to fill up that time. For example, If Im meeting someone for bowling and they say they are running 15 minutes late, I may get a game in before they arrive or if we are meeting in a plaza I may go window shop.

So many either love it or hate it! I have an unlimited texting plan ONLY because SO many of my friends & family seem to communicate solely by texting. I personally feel that it is a very valuable tool for certain times, and wouldn't be without it. HOWEVER, it sure does drain the humanity out of a conversation in a hurry, especially if you don't know the person that well. I'd much rather get to know someone in person, or on the phone where I can at least hear their voice. Texting leaves open too many possibilities of sounding wrong or taking things the wrong way when you don't know someone that well. The last girl I dated would ONLY text, and I swear she had the thing surgically attached to her. Too impersonal for me, and a bit rude, I think. I see in a lot of people's cell phone habits what seems to me rather cold, inconsiderate, and maybe even a bit childish. It's not that I'm too old fashioned to text. I have the keyboard and can probably text faster than most, but I prefer not to be stuck in the text rut all the time. Basically when you are getting to know someone there are just too many unknowns with texting: no tone of voice, no body language, etc, etc. Once we know each other face to face, texting can be invaluable at times. Til then, too many unknowns for me. However, this world seems to revolve around personal convenience, what works best for ME ME ME... so even though we have more means of communication than ever, we seem to be floating farther apart socially... in my eyes, it isn't necessarily good for the soul! Many places I go, I see groups of people, most if not all on their cell phones, texting who knows while missing out on possible good conversation right in front of them... That's not socializing to me... I say turn all the damn things off and let's have a real conversation! The lack of humanity is killing me here...

I truly understand this article, I have come to despise texting as a means to communicating with people you have just met. I honestly think it breaks down communication between people. Its really impersonnal to a fault and I know people that use texting as a means of communication and their relationships have yet to work. It irks me so much and I firmly believe it can be a deal breaker for getting to know a person.

Does anybody have a feeling that I'm going through something similar to this now? The worst part is that this article outlined it so well.