Times have changed. Things are done differently these days, including in romantic relationships. Instead of receiving a love letter, boyfriends or girlfriends receive love texts. Texting can be beneficial for making small plans, but it tends to diminish a couple's intimacy. This can create problems that may or may not be resolved, but would have been less likely to occur without texting. Texting can lead to stupid misunderstandings, make partners feel like they always need to be in contact with each other, create a tendency to solve problems and express their feelings without being face to face, and make them wonder if they really love their partner. careful or not. These frequent misunderstandings are quite common with texting. You never really know if your boyfriend or girlfriend was being sarcastic, angry, serious, happy, joking, etc. Without facial expressions and tone of voice, you can't tell. For example, I was texting my boyfriend and asked him an innocent question. He responded very angrily. I was completely caught off guard and very confused. I didn't know why he was so angry. I retaliated angrily because he seemed to be rude and offensive for no reason. We eventually resolved that while he thought I was being rude and sarcastic, that really wasn't the case. This easy question turned into a long angry conversation simply because there was a misunderstanding. If Jacob, my boyfriend, had been with me, or maybe even just on the phone or on a video call, like Skype, FaceTime or Oovoo, he would have noticed that my tone of voice was completely casual and the likelihood of 'un misunderstandings would have been less and there probably wouldn't have been much commotion either. However...... middle of paper ......n several negative ways. This is why I think most conversations should happen face to face. This prevents stupid fights and allows the relationship to develop more than one that consists only of texting. Continued contact via text is okay if it works for both partners, but emotional conversations, complex issues, and other serious intimate conversations should always take place in person. Face-to-face intimacy is completely different than texting. First of all, you actually know that you have their full attention. Plus, you can say whatever you want when texting. In fact, it takes courage and guts to tell them to their face, and it increases intimacy significantly. This intimacy is very important. Without it, the romantic relationship is just another relationship or friendship. Intimacy is what makes it a loving relationship.