I love it personally. It gives me the same feeling I had when I was a little kid and got a walkie talkie, what fun to be connected to someone from a distance and send messages back and forth! (Except with texting, that is, until they misinterpret, or you cross some etiquette rule you didn't know about, or sound desperate and too-available... oh well.)

I'm with Ginger - I decided if I feel like texting, within reason, I will while I'm thinking about it. If the recipient sees that as a character flaw they're undoubtedly not the right guy for me to be texting anyway, and best find that out sooner rather than later.

I'm sure if I find some more people to date that will cut the amount of texting anyone might get from me, maybe.

I think DonH is going to say I told you so, but I'm feeling ambivalent about starting from scratch with other guys, when I have one perfectly nice one whose character is known to me.

(Granted this feeling is on one side of the pendulum and it swings sometimes back to feeling panicky about getting caught up in a relationship right away.)

My guy friend, however, has encouraged me to go ahead and date around (after I told him I needed to not be exclusive) so that if I am with him afterward it will be because he's the best one for me, not just because he was the first guy to call after my divorce.

Adinva 51, S20, S18
M24 total
6/15/11-12/1/12 From IDLY to H moving out
9/15/15-3/7/17 From negotiating SA to final D at age 50
5/8/17-now: New relationship with an old friend
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Happiness is a warm puppy.