Healthy Relationships: E-Mail Breakups & Text-Message Squabbles
What Went Wrong?
"Ultra-abbreviated texts offer few clues on the tone of a message or what a person is feeling as she's typing it," says Newman, "leading to confusion and misinterpretation." A few misread words can trigger knee-jerk-reaction replies that quickly get out of hand. Those emotionally-charged texts can be reread ad-infinitum, adding stinging permanence to hurtful jabs.
Healthy Relationship How-To:
The first time you get a text message that sounds snippy, resist the urge to respond in kind. Instead, pick up the phone, suggests Newman, and say, "We've been friends for so long. Clearly we're not seeing eye-to-eye. Let's talk about this."
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