I am what you might call socially inept. I have always harbored an unusual amount of anxiety when it came to interacting with others face to face. There is so much that can go wrong!
You might say the wrong thing without thinking first, or even worse, you might spend too much time thinking of what the right thing is to say which creates those awkward silences. If you don’t know what to say when texting, you can always just say lol or put a smiley face. Imagine just standing there smiling in person, and it’s creepy.
Sometimes people look right at you when they talk to you which is very unnerving. Then you don’t know where to look. Sending a text requires no eye contact- a definite plus.
One of the criticisms of our generation is our lack of interpersonal skills as a result of texting. I don’t really know how to respond to that... other than...:)
Wow, I totally agree with this. As much as I think texting is bringing this generation's IQ's down, and yes, maybe even worsening our interpersonal skills, I definitely rely on texting like this sometimes. You have the time to formulate a response to someone that you wouldnt normally say to someone if you wouldn't have the time to think. It's like this with wayyy more than texting too! I also think things like smileys are important in texting communication b/c they add emotion to your otherwise, "emotionless" words.
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