#12 Scientists have predicted how people interact with their significant others through text. Not everyone does this, but apparently a majority of the general population do.
a. People meet in person, or online, add each other through Facebook and then briefly *other times, not so briefly* study each other’s profile.
b. One asks for the other’s number. These days, there’s no guarantee that only the guy does it.
c. Texting continues until someone asks the other to meet in person.
#13 One in five texters receive a breakup text. One of the saddest statistics I’ve ever read, but the numbers do not lie.
#14 When someone relies too much on texting, they are much unhappier in their relationships. When a person finds joy in texting and then feels despair when it’s not there, it’s a sign that the relationship itself is not what’s fueling the happiness they need.
#15 People who are secure about themselves don’t require the assurance that constant texting gives. Not everyone is dependent on texting. Those people are the ones who don’t crave attention and do not look too deeply into the short messages they receive.
#16 People who are insecure turn to texting to get assurances from their romantic interests. Insecure people rely on the validation that texting gives them. Texting equals affection; therefore, it tells them that someone cares, even though it’s just a social reflex.
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