How the Text Changed Dating

Friday, 19 July 2013 | by Pat's Picks

In this morning’s paper, USA Today points out how dating has been irrevocably changed by the rise of text messaging. “A bunch of us are having a drink at ____” requires much less courage than calling to make a one-on-one date. Says the paper: “Not since the dawn of the automobile has a technology — the cellphone — so swiftly and radically changed the way people interact, meet and move forward (or not) in a relationship.” But that doesn’t mean there aren’t rules. Number one: never wait longer than an hour to return a text from someone you’re interested in.

SOURCE: USA Today