Because of text messages, we can have a conversation with our fingertips. With a few taps, we can let someone know we care or engage in a full-on insightful discussion about the news of the day. In ...

In October, Josh Seefried received a text he’s gotten many, many times before. “Call me,” an older family member wrote. It ...

In text, you want to find the balance between short and effusive. "Don't be too short (i.e. responding with one-word answers), concise is usually most helpful," suggests Sanderson. Inyang adds, "Don’t ...

Near the start of the year, Twitter user @lonnieshashanay tweeted, “Sometimes all you need is your dad.” Since then, TikTokers have replaced “dad” with other special people in their lives they truly ...

As a teen, texting was second nature. I knew T9 like I was born with a flip phone, and my text conversations would last the entire day. (That is, as soon as I got an unlimited texting plan.) Kids are ...

Do you ever wish you had more concrete evidence of things that were said to you over text? Maybe you need to prove a point, settle a dispute or keep a record of important information. Whatever the ...

Every time you need to talk to someone these days, you either use an instant messaging app or hop on your favorite social media platform. And why not? Not only are they convenient, but they also ...

Important family conversations used to happen around the dinner table. Now, they’re often relegated to text chains that may encompass a dozen people from different generations who have varying levels ...