The Texting Issues

   Texting has became so popular in the last years, but it has some disadvantages in my opinion. I think texting can mess up communication and cause misunderstandings.

   The text "We never talk anymore: The problem with text messaging" says "The number of text messages sent monthly in the US exploded from 14 billion in 2000, to 188 billion in 2010." That shows how much the rate of texting is going up. I agree that we, as in the US people, text more than what is necessary. This can cause bad communication skills and can be bad for relationships. The text says, "Habitual texters may not only cheat on their existing relationship, they can also limit their ability to form future one since they don't get to practice the art of interpreting nonverbal visual cues." If you have hurt somebody in some way all you do in type "sorry" then send it. That is not a sincere apology. If you need to apologize to someone it needs to be a real apology that is sincere. I think people have gotten so used to texting about their problems that they are scared to talk about them in person. Also just texting "Happy Birthday" does not have the same meaning as actually calling them and telling them happy birthday so they can hear your voice. By texting them you are just talking the easy way out, but calling or visiting them has much more meaning.  

   I think texting does have some advantages but over all I think texting causes communication skills to lower and causes thing to not have as much meaning.