Text messaging has become a primary way for romantic partners to communicate, but it may be negatively impacting relationships. The lack of nonverbal cues and potential for overanalyzing messages can lead to arguments between couples. Misunderstandings arise due to the inability to clearly convey emotional context and meaning through brief written exchanges of text.

1. We communicate with others every single day

2. Text messaging is the
new way to
communicate with
significant others.

3. The growing
social media
realm of texting
is beginning to
hurt
relationships

4. Romantic relationships seem
to be the most effected
through this form of social
media

5. A way to express
emotional feelings
A simple short way
of “managing their
relationships”

6. The new
type of
intimacy.

7. Confidence protector.

8. Fear of being rejected .

9. There is this
language barrier in
the texting world
that often times
causes arguments in
relationships

10. Over analyzing
occurs with
virtually every
single text that
is received in a
romantic
relationship

11. Just how many meanings
do those 160 characters
have?

12. The new key factor of disputes in
romantic relationships is a text
message

13. Life..
Love..
Animals..
What this guy is thinking..
Really anything that could
remotely strike up a
conversation..

14. I just think we should talk about
what happened..cause I like
you so much and want to be
with you..but I feel like you dnt
feel the same way and idk
what to do.. <3
Okay.
The single word
“okay” will most times
cause a fight between
a couple.

15. Time in between
messages builds
tensions believe it
or not

16. Why couldn’t a phone just
have been picked up to resolve
any of the issues that this
social media realm of text
messaging has brought
about to relationships

17. Assuming the worst
leads to the weakening
of relationships

18. A romantic
relationship should
be enjoyable