Techno-pecking

I spotted an enjoyable article over the weekend in The Sunday Times. Apparently the texting is breaking down social barriers and encouraging instant flirtations. Whoohoo! Bring on the LUV.

However, it seems that this is also causing plenty of social embarrassment and things are all a bit tricky in the world of the ‘techno-peck’ (I’m liking that description for the ubiquitous ‘x’). The liberal and sometimes unintentional usage of the ‘x’ means we’ve started up all sorts of relationships with people that we usually wouldn’t acknowledge. And a professor has even written a book about it.

Also, but this is no surprise to me, apparently women throw the ‘x’ around with sheer abandon and men don’t. So it’s no surprises either that women are spending hours pondering exactly what Mr Office Crush meant by one large ‘X’ at the end of his last text message.

Happy reading. And texting.

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