“With my friends, I call because I know it’s going to end quickly. With girls, it’s a different story. You call her and you can be subjected to 40 minutes of talk time. Texting keeps it brief.”
—Bryan, 24.

“When I text, I have more time think about what I'm going to say so I can look
cooler.”
—Sam, 32.

“Texting cuts out the chance of awkward silence in conversation.”
—Kevin, 23.

“You can edit and play around with what you say before it gets sent. You can sound funny, smart, hot, etc. Heck, you can even have someone else write it. It helps to just get
the foot in the door because everyone sounds dumb on the phone.”
—Roger, 25.

“Texting keeps your fingers in shape.”
—Aaron, 23.

"When you text it’s less personal and it makes the relationship less serious.”  
—Nico, 23

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