Lame: Texting & Dating

The trend: Men asking women out on dates via text. According to a study by the Mobile Marketing Association, 44% of 13 to 34 year-olds use SMSing to flirt or date. A friend tells the Rage that guys never ask her out anymore--and this pal ain't 16 years old either. Apparently, dudes now avoid any iota of rejection and besides, it's easier to send a message like "Wanna have dinner on Fri at 8?" than pick up the darn phone.

The upside for men: There's no worry that a woman will cackle and shriek "Are you out of your freaking mind, geekwad?" or just "ummmmmm" in that awkward way that, in essence, means: no.

The downside for women: If a guy doesn't have enough Tabasco sauce in his blood to ask you out to a movie or coffee, he'll probably never muster up the gusto to propose--or even get to second base. Or, he's just a cad who can't be bothered to invest the time or energy to dial digits. Either way, this phenom only bodes well for the ever increasing divorce rate. The study also revealed that 10% of men (and women) have texted to break up. (In April, Carrie Underwood and Chace Crawford broke up via text.)

photo: BBC.

Comments

[Eliza]

I've had this happen numerous times. If a guy tries to ask me out via texting, I'll tell him that I don't say "Yes" to dates unless there's a phone call involved. I'm 31 and any guy in my age range that tries to get away with texting a girl for a date, just doesn't cut it.

[Thomas]

Texting is lame and if the primary means of communication between two people is text messaging something is wrong, that being said this is a problem for both sexes. When girls give out their phone number or get one from a stranger the flirting usually starts with text messages... this isn't just about men or women. It's a problem in general. The proper way to avoid this is to get someones number and ask when a good time to call would be. This diverts the expected communication away from texting, helps the enabler to know a good time to call since there is rarely a good time to call and no one wants to be put through to voicemail. It doesn't prevent the other party from responding with a text - but should that happen unless there is a good reason, it's a red flag that the person is not serious anyways.

[Jumelle]

This has happened to me!! A guy actually asked me to prom via text!! It was horrible......... We don't talk anymore.