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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 7/23/2012 6:29:24 PM | ^^^^^Well, I can relate to that, since I'm often on back-to-back conference calls all day at work. Hanging on the phone for an hour after dinner can be fatiguing.
But still, in texting you can't discern tone of voice or whether someone is teasing or angry or happy, no matter how many emoticons or "LOLs" you use in a text message. And text is not superior to phone or face to face conversation for serious subjects. You're not going to negotiate problems via text. Create them, more likely, by misinterpreting what the other person meant. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 7/23/2012 7:33:10 PM | | I think it boils down to the effort one puts into communicating.. When I read a text from someone who uses U as opposed to typing YOU, how much effort do I think was put into the message... Not much. But recieving a simple text can be a reminder that someone is thinking about me, and that can be difficult to communicate with words.. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 7/23/2012 9:52:44 PM | I text all day. I prefer it to phone calls. I can multi-task with texting much easier than phone calls.
Breaking up by text is declasse'. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 7/29/2012 6:05:39 AM | Finally!!! Some one who thinks like I do.... I hate the texting. I am here to meet someone and do life with. I don't want to waste my time texting and never meet. And for me its a RED FLAG with the texting. Either they are married or in a relationship or seeking and hoping to turn the conversation in to a sex texting. I totally hate it!! Meet, talk, see if there is a connection and move on from there. Also I am a computer at work all day!! this is the last thing I want to do is be on a phone texting. Again I am on this site to meet someone face to face. And hopefully make a connection and start doing life with a special someone outside of my apt and away from the computer and phone.
I have also found this site with the guys and I am sure the women too. Are just here to hook up and have sex. I am sooo tired of it. I love sex, but I am not going to bed with everyone. Geeeezzzz. Its getting really old and frustrated to meet someone who I am attractive to and have common interest and vise verse. Sometimes I just want to give up. But I really would like to find someone. When I think about removing my profile and giving up. I see someone I want to try to connect with. I wait and no answer or they contact me and the darn texting happens and then I have to stop it. Or we do meet and all he wants to do with in meeting me in 30 mins is having sex!! Geeezzz.. Frustrated. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 7/29/2012 6:22:35 AM | | I dislike texting unless it's just a quick answer. Probably because I'm soooo slow at texting. I find about 75% of the men I've met won't communicate in any way except texting. Several men have wanted to meet me, and I like to have a quick phone conversation before meeting in person -- just to break the ice -- and they won't even do that! | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/23/2012 4:05:55 AM | | Absolutely LOVED Cowboy's response! Loved, even MORE, his examples of appropriate text messages...sighs...I miss receiving those kind of text messages!! :) | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/25/2012 4:45:54 AM | | I don't get texting either. Worse, "sexting." Maybe I am a dinosaur, but I worry about the literacy of the next generation. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/28/2012 4:08:51 AM | | They must think differently than the men in Missouri. I am a very straight forward person and always tell the men that I despise texting from the get go, to no avail. It irritates me more though that I go along with it.... | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/28/2012 4:11:18 AM | | I do not know what I did wrong HA My last post was supposed to be in response to Anywherbuthere {For guys? I know absolutely no guys that will try to have a conversation via text...none.} | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/28/2012 7:14:44 AM | Technology will continue to evolve as with email, faxing, facebook and such.
Remember the CB Radio?? Most of us maybe forgot unless your a driver for a living. It was big at one time.
Texting a break up?? Really does one have to meet in person to give the other the news?? | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 8/28/2012 8:28:19 AM | Texting is the equivalent of passing notes back and forth in class.
Texting is short for text messaging. We're talking message, not conversation. Any questions? | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 9/1/2012 4:40:25 PM | Everyone has their preferences and sometimes there are darn good practical reasons behind those preferences. I prefer texting and am not a "phone person". This is not a character defect, I just have many reasons, some practical, some just preference.
Most men in our age group want to talk on the phone immediately if not sooner. I am just getting started on the site so I think it's important that both parties be flexible and accomodate other's needs and requests as much as possible.
That said, the first guy that looked interesting that said "let's talk" flaked when I called him at the agreed upon time. Got his machine! Lovely!
HELLO- that is one reason why I'm not a "phone" person- the dreaded time wasting phone tag!
Needless to say that is just downright rude and he's off the list. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 9/1/2012 7:26:14 PM | | Texting is a form of communication, like email, "snail mail", and voice conversations. We should control how we use technology, and not let it control us. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 9/30/2012 9:41:14 AM | ^ ^ ^ Yes!
OP - on a recent holiday, I stayed with a new ladyfriend of similar age to me, who has a new b/f a few years her junior. He is SERIOUSLY into texting - to the extent that he will send a string of texts, and has to be the one to have the last word. He phoned her much less frequently.
At first it seemed quaint that he seemed to think of her so often with messages like "Thinking of you. xxx". However she is a slave to his texts and will drop anything she is doing (including a conversation) and answer him immediately. Frankly I soon found the behaviour rude and childish but was obviously not in a position to comment on it other than in a positive manner, when asked.
I'm recently estranged from a friend whom I miss tremendously, and particularly for his daily phone and Skype calls. It would have been much cheaper for him to text me as he lives overseas, but it was neither his nor my choice, ever.
Like Cowboy, I'll use text to say "running late, B there soon" or to text an address to someone collecting an eBay purchase, for example, but that's about it.
DB. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 9/30/2012 12:05:54 PM |
I can multi-task with texting much easier than phone calls.
I've seen this said a few times, and it makes absolutely no sense to me!!
I have to put down what ever I am working on to text.....yet can put my phone on "speaker" while talking and continue to do what I'm doing!!
I have friends that live by texting......drives me nuts!
I get a text......I answer.......they text back.....I call them!!
If you require more than a yes or no answer, and then have follow up questions......frikken call me! | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 9/30/2012 2:41:06 PM |
For guys? I know absolutely no guys that will try to have a conversation via text...none.
I do, and plenty of fisherman do here on POF. I won't indulge them and they won't indulge me because of it. I am told.."here is my number..text me so we can talk." WTF! Really?..talking is not words on a microscopic screen. There is no voice inflection and words are often misinterpreted for emotions you were not having.
I am amazed at the men who refuse to talk...and even meet. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/4/2012 7:29:10 PM | | I'm 44, and I prefer to text. I really dont like talking on the phone......not that I would text something of importance, but for casual conversation, I find it easier to just whip out a text | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/4/2012 10:21:44 PM | | Never had a break up via text but guys addicted to texting/celphones over 45? Of course! No one is immune. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/5/2012 4:44:39 AM | Don't even have text option on my phone.
Besides, by the time I write a sentence using those small buttons, I could have dialed the number 50 times.
But I do hear that "I am not tied down while texting, versus actually talking on the phone" excuse a lot.
I guess it's make sense, but when I am communicate with someone, I don't wan to wait til she has time to read my message, finish what she is doing, and type an answer.
I would much rather her tell me she is busy, and wants to talk later. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/5/2012 7:46:58 AM | | In my opinion, we all communicated better before 21st century technology. Texting has its uses, but hearing my lady's voice stimulates my senses. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/5/2012 10:38:16 AM | | It takes personality, charm and whit to text. I have never met anyone who had a personality and could not text. If they cant text their even more boring on the phone or in person. | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/5/2012 11:52:07 AM | Actually, I quite enjoy it. Not for lengthy conversations, but a little back and forth can be fun. I use it for business and to keep in touch with friends during our busy workdays, as a phone call would merely be an exercise in telephone tag. With a text, it's like a guided missile: drop it 100 miles from target and go about my business. I'll get a "report" back...eventually, when the recipient has time. Besides - I really dislike lengthy phone conversations. Bores me to tears. I'd rather do that face to face.
Before she passed at 92, my great aunt always amazed me with her short phone conversation skilz.
Me: Hello?
Her: Are you coming over?
Me: Yup. 6 o'clock.
Her: OK
*click*
What a woman! :D
I find an occasional text now and then to be a good way to put a smile on a woman's face - even if I can't see it. Most everybody likes to know you're thinking about 'em.
Anyway - just sent a text to a girl I know. "You. Me. My Jacuzzi. Mr. Bubble. 1 gallon jalapeno juice. Tonight. 8 PM. It's gonna be soooo HOT!"
A bit juvenile? Si! Yes, she'll laugh (I know her sense of humor) and no, she won't be showing up. :) | |
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| Texting all the time, at our age?
Posted: 11/5/2012 4:02:26 PM | Texting is an inconvenience for me, as I have to hunt my glasses to read them!
They are fine for a quick comment, but certainly not for full conversations. | |
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