I'm not against texting people all day. If I feel like texting, I'll do it. If I feel like replying to you, I will. But those people who try to start or end a fight in a text are just plain mean. I'm guilty of this, but sometimes I can't help myself if you really piss me off. But it should never be a constant thing. I always try and call a person back if we are text-fighting. I hate when people try to fight me via text so it's just hypocritical of me to do the same thing back.
Text messages are hard evidence that you said something that you probably wish you hadn't. It isn't like a fight where you say something out loud and can be easily forgotten. It's in there, on my phone, in my inbox. And if you're a masochist like me, you often save these texts just to make sure that later, when you're fighting with that person again, you can open it up to remind yourself of how pissed you are and how much of a jerk they can be.
God, it is exhausting!
Being mean is hard, textually assaulting someone is easy. I think that if a person has big enough balls to type what they typed, then they should be able to say it to my face or at the very least over the phone. No one wants to fight via text, if you do, then grow up. If you have problems expressing how you feel in words, well, then there's no better time than now to learn.
And, hey, I have a good idea! How about, if you have anything sweet to say to your significant other, you write a letter or send them a card? Everyone loves mail. People love getting little (or big), hard-evidence reminders of how much someone cares for them.
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