Texting tips for Valentine's Day
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons texting St Valentine's Day love messages next Tuesday should be careful they don't send them to the wrong person.A poll of 3,000 mobile phone users that found 40% will be texting rather than sending cards and that one in four have misdirected a provocative text or photo.
Recipients of the unwanted texts include bosses or colleagues (9%) parents (3%) and perhaps most embarrassing of all -- ex-partners (2%).
The study for student phone service dot mobile revealed eight in ten 18-25 year olds have sent a flirty text message within the last year, with a third indulging in "text sex."
The survey found 60% of respondents had sent a flirty text to someone other than their regular partner although not without consequences for many of them.
Of those who admitted cheating, 65% had been caught out by their mobile, with a third saying their partner had read incriminating text messages.
With loved-up texters getting ready for the big day, dot mobile has come up with a few tips:
-Keep flirty messages short.
-Observe the two-day rule: get in touch after meeting someone within two days, no longer.
-Do not drink and text.
-Avoid over-use of emoticons and jargon.
-"Xs" at the end of messages should not exceed three.
-Be careful about picture messaging which others may get their hands on.
-Adhere to the two text rule; admit defeat if you have not received a reply after 12 hours and two texts.
posted by AuntT @ 2/11/2006 08:01:00 PM
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