Texting and everything in between

Is texting really the new call?  I've never really been one for texting. Okay- so its effective when arranging a time and place to meet- but having a full blown conversation over text messaging has always seemed such a nuisance to me. With all this technology out there, it seems that texting has become more popular than the age-old telephone call.

What I can tell you, that since being in Korea, I've never texted as much in the whole time I've carried a mobile. That's about 10 years (yikes).  It's fast, to the point and pretty simple to navigate. I also believe that since being here, my social networks are of the 20 somethings that thrived on MSN messenger, facebook and texts for most of their teenage-hood.  Although this may have accounted for my sudden interest in texting, I don't hesitate to pick up the phone to dial out.

It's all fine and dandy to send a quick text to a friend, a racy "sext" when the mood is right, but what about  texting in the beginning stages of the dating scene? Is it good or bad? How does one go about asking someone out on a date nowadays. Call? Text? Who knows?!

Texting gives us an impersonal feel, and "out" shall I say. Quick, and painless.  I still consider myself of the old generation, where chivalry still exists in the world. Man calls woman, woman returns call and voila, a conversation where intonation and emotions can guide you during the conversation. The person on the other end, usually, can feel the person out, gauge their words and assess.  All three of these are so hard to read in  a text message. Do people even remember what the person they are texting sounds like?

Although I still haven't come to a clear cut decision on texting with a person who you are interested in, what I can say is that there is a lot of room for mis-communication. Although, I won't be hanging up the keypad just yet, I still have some thinking to do and whether it is acceptable for two people to text when entering the dating scene.