Every minute, millions of text messages are sent around the world. Texting is a new way to communicate with each other and can be very useful, but some people text more than they communicate in person. This could be useful for people who are shy or afraid of public places, except that it would not develop their face-to-face skills. Many people communicate more openly through text messages rather than in real life. This could affect relationships, communication skills and social interactions. Texting instead of communicating in person could not only slow down, but ruin relationships. Often what we say in a text message can be misinterpreted as something else. A good example of this would be sarcasm, as there is no way to hear the "vocal cue" of sarcasm through text, and often sarcasm can be understood as someone being mean when in actually, the person is just joking. Features that indicate whether the message was seen or not can also affect relationships. A person may be waiting for a response from one side, but the other may not have time to resend a message, while still seeing the message, which could...