texting

Heyyyy!! Why Are We Texting All Crazzzyy Likee?
After reading this study, I actually felt really exposed because I was guilty of, like, every single thing they mentioned! It’s really odd seeing behavior you totally know you possess being analyzed right in front of you.
Has Texting Improved or Ruined Dating? [Ask A Dude]
Dating is a dance and texting is a brand new routine. You modify some old moves but you’re also creating new ones. The results are mostly the same and based on the same fundamentals, timing and rhythm included. But while the benefits are great, the burns are more severe.

No Texting, No Exceptions: Week Four [One Month Challenge]
I gave up texting for December, and I didn’t become a better person. I didn’t feel relieved and cleansed. I didn’t decide to give up texting forever. I did learn something, though.
No Texting, No Exceptions: Week Two [One Month Challenge]
It’s interesting what you’re willing to share when there won’t be a record of it. I called a boy, and I told him he hurt me. I told him he embarrassed me, he made a fool out of me.
No Texting, No Exceptions: Week One [One Month Challenge]
On December 1, I swore off texting. I figured giving up texting meant I would spend more time on the phone. What it actually did was make me crafty.
Why He Hasn’t Called You Back
You ask yourself if maybe he lost your number or broke his phone or if you had food in your teeth the whole night and he thought you weren’t playing with a full set of pearly whites. Any of these are completely likely scenarios, right!?
Why Do Guys Take So Long To Text Back? [Ask A Dude]
I’m not looking for volumes of prose sent via SMS, but a semi-prompt answer to my “Wanna catch a movie Friday?” invitation would be swell.

11 Secrets We Don’t Want Guys to Know
We should be a little thankful boys aren’t completely aware of what’s going through our minds because there are a couple things girls do that are best left secret.
Communication Mediums Ranked: From Face Time To Pokes
As someone who spends her days studying communciations, I’ve spent a lot of time contemplating the ways we get in touch with one another. It used to be simple. A phone call here, meeting for coffee there. Maybe an e-mail or an AIM chat if you were feeling adventurous.
Let Your Texting Skills Snag You a Relationship
I’m sure we’ve all been there before, waiting and waiting and waiting to receive that text, freaking out over how much time we should take to answer back, then of course, wondering what ON EARTH we could even say back that’s quirky, cute and interesting.
Dude’s List: 11 Things Women Should NOT Give Up For Lent
Being as this is the season of Lent, when good Catholic boys and girls are sacrificing one of their favorite luxuries for 40 days, I started to wonder, how productive an idea is this for the 21st century? I’m all for penance, don’t get me wrong, love me some BDSM, but while you can give up certain things, are their ones that you shouldn’t give up?
Virtual Relationships Are the New IRL
You wake up. You reach over to your bedside table, grab your ringing phone and click the dismiss button to stop the alarm. Phone still in hand, you rub your left eye, but leave the right one open and peek at the device in your palm. Eleven new emails and four texts.
Tips for Texting Etiquette
Recently, the New York Times ran an article along with a funny short film about the dangers of texting and walking. Oops, guilty as charged. Their solution? Stand out of the way with your back to the wall if you need to send a text. This is a great start, but there are a few more things you should remember when texting…
When it’s Okay (and NOT Okay) to Text
As a certified 21st century girl, I love all forms of “e” (or “i” for all you Mac geeks) communication. Email, IM, tweeting, texting- they’re all great ways to stay connected, so why are movie theaters, schools and other public places getting so strict about them?
Sidekicks Aren’t Just For Superheroes: A Phone Review
We all remember seeing pictures of Paris Hilton at a club texting on her pink, bedazzled T-Mobile Sidekick phone. Well just as Paris Hilton has changed (her hair is longer), so has the T-Mobile Sidekick.
When Flirting Becomes Stalking
It’s summer. There’s a bonfire. You look fabulous in your bikini. You’ve had a drink (or two… or three…). And that guy is hot. And you just want him to notice you and become your cabana boy for the next three months. It happens. But there is a very thin line between flirty and creepy.