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Second texting is a social norm among people my age (21) anyway.
yes but conversations through text can still be incessant and annoying. if its a tuesday night and i feel like discussing new moon the nth degree that that is annoying and useless.
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While Henry brings up a valid point that if she wants to talk you two can go out and get a drink, texting is another valuable option. For example it allows you to communicate and build your relationship/her attraction/whatever while you are doing things such as homework. Obviously you can't go out and get drinks while doing homework.
i do agree that you can build attraction by text messaging but it only if there is something to build upon. i dont think its possible to create attraction through text messaging and i think if you dont have a somewhat established relationship then texting will only work to your disadvantage. meeting a girl once and sending her 15 text messages shows neediness and i think you brand yourself a creep here often. in addition i think its a bad idea to try and "build your relationship" through text. You may accomplish the fact that shes now thinking about you which is a good thing but one can go too far with this relationship building goal. irl still provides a much better opportunity for all goals.
and on to my thesis...
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So I think that viewing the "text conversation" as a negative is a mistake, especially for the younger people among us. Rather, it should be used to supplement face to face interaction at times that this isn't possible.