flc Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 All communication is good but face to face > phone > txt
amaysngrace Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 All communication is good but face to face > phone > txt Absolutely.
Humbleman Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Texting is alright if you don't want to hear a woman talk about herself, but I like face to face or phone calls, I rarely text because the buttons on my key pad are so tiny, it takes some effort.
LittleDove Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Texting is all good when people are too busy for a call, or at work, or if its a quick, hello love you. or get milk.be home in 5. BUT- when people have conversation length txts, its a bore, immature, and sometimes can be missunderstood too... I knew a guy who liked to txt, LONG txts, and he was a coward, he couldnt communicate easily. The phone has a CALL feature. We used to TALK for hours, but we argued via txt. Looser. Now we dont talk, and are not friends. Silly, it was a friendship lost. I do love the txts I get from booty...heya sexy, thinking of you. cant wait to see you tonight... that type of thing is FUN.. Theres nothing like the sound of the voice of your partner.
Humbleman Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Theres nothing like the sound of the voice of your partner. That's a weird fetish isn't it?
Shygirl15 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I have noticed that the younger generation would prefer texting while us older folks prefer a more direct way of communication?? I wonder why.
Humbleman Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I have noticed that the younger generation would prefer texting while us older folks prefer a more direct way of communication?? I wonder why. Yes, god damn technological advancements. We'd be better off running around in underpants, hairy chest and chucking spears as if we were Aztecs.
prettybaby Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Yes, god damn technological advancements. We'd be better off running around in underpants, hairy chest and chucking spears as if we were Aztecs. what the hell
Stockalone Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 You're obviously a lot more skilled at texting then I am. Texting, in my case, does interrupt other things. It's the same for me. I also never cared much about texting. Hence, I never developed the skills to use that feature efficiently. It takes me forever to type on my cell. If I can avoid texting, I will.
Shygirl15 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I don't understand how texting seems to be more convenient for some. When I'm texting I'm totally unable to do anything else, while when I'm on the phone I can still cook, clean, blog on Loveshack and do countless other things at the same time.
fral945 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I don't get it either ShyGirl. Must be a generational thing. How old are you, out of curiosity? It seems that 99.9% of girls under my age (28) text regularly and like to text. Every girl I've dated for that matter (except 1 that was older) did. And the younger the more it seems they do it.
Shygirl15 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I'm 32, so I guess that supports your perception..lol
Author berrieh Posted December 2, 2008 Author Posted December 2, 2008 Theres nothing like the sound of the voice of your partner. Perhaps this is where I'm weird. I find a well-spelled, well-written text (yes, I judge people by spelling and capitalization in texting!) with an interesting syntax to be much more attractive than hearing their voice over the phone, which never sounds the same as someone in-person anyway. Come to think of it: I have trouble even recognizing voices on the phone; on mine, it's fine -- caller I.D. -- but when someone calls at work, I have no idea who they are until they've either told me or spoken enough to allow me to pick out their syntax. Whereas I can pick people out by their written words - or syntax in speaking once enough is said - easily.
Author berrieh Posted December 2, 2008 Author Posted December 2, 2008 I have noticed that the younger generation would prefer texting while us older folks prefer a more direct way of communication?? I wonder why. I consider texting to be more 'direct' than calling, though. In a phone call, you are much more likely to get off on tangents without realizing it until much later. In texts, it's more clear when you switch topics, conversation is generally shorter, and it's generally more efficient. (At least in my texts v. phone calls.) So, what qualifies as direct to you? Why do you feel phone calls are more direct? That statement interested me.
Author berrieh Posted December 2, 2008 Author Posted December 2, 2008 I don't understand how texting seems to be more convenient for some. When I'm texting I'm totally unable to do anything else, while when I'm on the phone I can still cook, clean, blog on Loveshack and do countless other things at the same time. I can cook and clean while on the phone (and normally do call the few people I have to call regularly - family members mostly - while doing those activities), but I spend minimal time on that and minimal time in my home at decent hours. I'm almost always out by 11am and rarely home before midnight (if I don't go out, I go to the library or a coffee shop etc to do school work). Even when my roommate is home, I hate to use the phone in the same room as her. I find it so rude to carry on a conversation near someone that blatantly doesn't and cannot involve them. I think this is where my dislike of phone calls comes from. I don't text when engaged in social interaction, but I don't mind when others text in front of me. I get uber-annoyed with people who chatter on the phone in front of me unless they have a very good reason.
D-Jam Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I think texting is great when you both are busy, at work, etc...and want to drop the other person a line. That or you're about to leave to come meet up with them for a designated date...and you want to text the person to let them know you're on your way. I don't like it though for full conversations. If this is something deeper, then better to actually make a phone call. So while I might text my GF asking if she wants to meet up after work, I won't text her talking about current events and philosophy. I also feel that everyone who is very against texting needs to wake up and join the modern world. I wouldn't tolerate someone who only wants to texts...but I think if you're going to be turned off because the other person will text you on those short things rather than call...then you're living in the past.
Stockalone Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I think texting is great when you both are busy, at work, etc...and want to drop the other person a line. That or you're about to leave to come meet up with them for a designated date...and you want to text the person to let them know you're on your way. I still don't see how texting is more efficient/faster/more convinient or whatever than calling. I'd still call in those situations, texting has no advantages for me, so why would I "switch" from calling to texting? I also feel that everyone who is very against texting needs to wake up and join the modern world. I wouldn't tolerate someone who only wants to texts...but I think if you're going to be turned off because the other person will text you on those short things rather than call...then you're living in the past.
ThisGuy85 Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 I have a friend that uses texting as a way to keep tabs on his girlfriend. This guy is insane with the texting. He'll hang out with his girlfriend all day. Then as soon as he leaves, He'll call her, Then after they hang up, He immediately starts texting her until she either calls him or he See's her again. He can't go one minute without grabbing his phone and checking to see if she replied. It works out though, Because his girlfriend is just as crazy as he is. Can anybody say TRUST ISSUES! He does this same thing with his friends too. His phone shows if somebody read the message he sent. So if you read the message and don't immediately reply back he'll start to send messages nonstop until you do. It looks like this: { yo dude wuz up } { yo wacha doin } { hey wer RU } { YO? } { i no u read my txt } Then my phone will ring. Guess who it is?
O'Malley Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Call me a dinosaur for believing that texting is pointless, but I think it's the McDonalds of communication--cheap, but very little substance or creativity behind it. It seems like another wall people put up to avoid having actual engaged conversations, rather like an automated machine 'checking in' from time to time, rather than an actual interest. Who wants to check in with someone constantly, instead of enjoying some solitude?
Nemo Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Seems like texting saves lives. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7761994.stm Phone calls, on the other hand, may be dangerous. Use your fingers - not your head.
carhill Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 I love watching people in airports pounding away on their Blackberry's (or PDA/phone of choice), either texting or playing video games or whatever stuff they're doing. Earbuds plugged in, iPod wailing away and totally oblivious to the world around them. They don't even acknowledge the gate agents when handing over their ticket or the FA's who greet them as they enter the plane. Only reaction is one of disgust when the FA's order them to turn off their electronic virtual reality when the plane's door closes. Fish out of water Me, I'm chatting with the FA's, asking the pilots questions and interacting with other pax. You know, real people My "electronics" are shut off most of the time when in transit unless I need to make any important phone calls or have substantial downtime; at those times is when I'll often be seen broadcasting here on LS. The value of the "disconnection" is in the solitude, being alone with one's thoughts. Introspection. It's an interesting thing In my view, it's not the texting that gets a bad rap; it's more the disconnection from people and the impersonal nature of texting in the realm of interpersonal relationships, especially intimate ones. If my wife were to "read" my text history (which goes back a couple years, since I keep my phones forever), she'd find nothing but a bunch of factual (mainly business) texts to her, sent during her busy periods at her salon when I know that her phone ringing would disrupt a client. That's what texts are for, for this old fart, anyway.
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