Samantha Lambert
Staff Reporter
It seems that there is a rising technological epidemic in the world today: text messaging. People, young and old, are using text messaging as an actual form of communication on a daily, even minute-by-minute basis. Not only is texting more convenient and more secretive than a phone call, texting is often a popular way to communicate with your significant other.As seen in the current movie, “He’s Just Not That Into You”, texting is spreading as one of the many ways to pick-up, break-up, and just chat with your love interest.
People, especially teens are sending messages, like “brb”, ” i luv u” and “I think we shld brk up”, instead of personal phone calls or even love notes.
Now I’m not trying to be a traitor to my generation, but I am a romantic and an English major. So, without saying I have some extreme views about texting, like how it is a passive form of communication because it is non-confrontational and that it butchers and destroys the English language, allowing students to forget simple spelling and grammar rules. Overall, it is instant gratification. Which is what I see our generations looking for everyday.
Teens don’t want to spend the time to write love letters/e-mails to their partner, so they choose texting. But is texting really romantic? And does it really make a point in what you’re saying?
Rob Dasher-Stewart 12′ believes that texting is just a shorter and more instantaneous love letter, however he also agrees that “something still remains so mysteriously romantic and appealing about the traditional love letter or email”.
From a female perspective, freshman Kaila Pearl is more realistic; saying that, “texting is a love letter, just broken down in several texts, the fact that it’s instant is nice?it can cheer up your whole day”.
So it seems that the verdict is in. Texting is a love letter, evolving in a world of technology. Texting seems to be the main choice but not the only way to communicate; long phone conversations and e-mails are also highly acceptable in today’s world of relationships.