http://www.ignitematchmaking.com/dating/are-you-in-a-textationship/ We are Denver matchmakers who will introduce you to the kind of women you love. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ignitematchmaking.com/dating/are-you-in-a-textationship/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Elizabeth Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:10:13 +0000 http://www.ignitematchmaking.com/?p=184#comment-369 I am a 31 year old female who is apparently old fashioned, and is exasperated by "textationship's. I can't believe there is a word for this, but at least it validates a very real phenomenon. I now have a test in place. If I give a man my number, and he texts me to ask me out--it's annoying, but I allow some grace (understanding that this is a new era), and I’ll call back. If he doesn't answer and I have to leave a message, I’ll ask him to call. If he then responds with another text then I politely decline further communications as this is not a relationship that I want to pursue. I think texting separates the men from the guys. Guys text--Men call. The default should always be a personal phone call, unless you're letting me know that you can't talk now, or are running late. This is true for women as well—ladies, put an end to textationship’s by not engaging in them. I am a 31 year old female who is apparently old fashioned, and is exasperated by “textationship’s. I can’t believe there is a word for this, but at least it validates a very real phenomenon. I now have a test in place. If I give a man my number, and he texts me to ask me out–it’s annoying, but I allow some grace (understanding that this is a new era), and I’ll call back. If he doesn’t answer and I have to leave a message, I’ll ask him to call. If he then responds with another text then I politely decline further communications as this is not a relationship that I want to pursue.
I think texting separates the men from the guys. Guys text–Men call.
The default should always be a personal phone call, unless you’re letting me know that you can’t talk now, or are running late. This is true for women as well—ladies, put an end to textationship’s by not engaging in them.

]]> http://www.ignitematchmaking.com/dating/are-you-in-a-textationship/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Dirk Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:51:12 +0000 http://www.ignitematchmaking.com/?p=184#comment-339 I am a 40 year old male and was in a relationship which evolved into a textationship. It was amazing how many miscommunications occurred in my textationship. I guess I am old fashioned, I preferred to either get together with someone in person or talk on the phone, how else do you expect to do really get to know someone and have hope that the relationship will grow. I am okay with FYI's or "thinking of you" texts but that is the extent of what I would be willing to accept in future relationships. As a side note, some of my animosity toward textationships could be the fact that I received a "dear John" text. I am a 40 year old male and was in a relationship which evolved into a textationship. It was amazing how many miscommunications occurred in my textationship. I guess I am old fashioned, I preferred to either get together with someone in person or talk on the phone, how else do you expect to do really get to know someone and have hope that the relationship will grow. I am okay with FYI’s or “thinking of you” texts but that is the extent of what I would be willing to accept in future relationships. As a side note, some of my animosity toward textationships could be the fact that I received a “dear John” text.

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