Texting is lame

something I have come to have a truly love hate relationship with is text messaging. Nine times out of ten I would rather talk to someone on the phone, or even better, maybe even talk face to face! I sound like an old person who is a technology hater. no no, Im not a hater, trust me. but really it's not that I don't understand the how to its more like i can never understand the actual textING that takes place. Some of my frustrations include: not being able to pick up on emotions, sarcasm, humor, flirting, anger, intentions, and the list goes on... Seriously though. I dare say there is even a separate language to texting, and we all know there is validity in this statement. For example, to " :) " or not to " :) " The smiley face definately carries a certain amount of flirtatiousness...but not everyone thinks that.  Another is, to " ... " or not to " ... "  This is like leading the other person to complete your thoughts, or fill in the rest as they would interpret it, if you will... Ohh these are just a of the few intricasies of the texting language that can make it so complicated.  Then you get into a whole other game of the "whens" to text. So do I have to wait to send the "I had a lot of fun with you" text after you hang out, or will they be totally cool with a text right after the FIRST initial hangout...? Really it is a very complicated and twisted thing. I have even known some to get into "textual relationships" --where people can text like 300 + texts a day, and then somehow find nothing to say in real life! haha. I am fine with texting. I just think some people can get a little out of touch as a result of it.