I really believe that if texting had been invented before the voice telephone, people would be so psyched about the upgrade to speaking to other people and hearing them, rather than the long drawn out thing that texting is.

OP I was totally in the same boat. I felt I was missing out on things, since some friends were preferring to plan events and chat via text. I had an old school cell phone. Now I have an iPhone and have joined the texters. But for longer things, phone and email are still best.

I don't text, either! I don't even have a texting plan. A few times a year someone will text me and I'll respond, but I don't get the appeal.

THIS, now i dont even need to know how to spell just drag a finger, really quick, hopefully they have this on computers soon

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who finds texting extremely tedious and bothersome? I hate it!. I can't "punch" the damn keys right and it takes forever to type a freaking sentence. Yet friends insist on telling me their life stories via text. I really must be old and crochety or something because I see people everywhere texting, fingers moving so fast, you would think they were born doing it.

How do I become a savvy texter? Or should I just give up, I'm only 33 years old, is it too late? Should I employ the help of a teenager to help me learn how to text faster?

If you really want to text more conveniently, you need to get a phone that has a QWERTY keyboard. There are many styles. I have a flip phone (the now discontinued LG Lotus). You can get ones with the keyboard on the front face (e.g. Blackberries). You can get the candy bar style phones where the face slides up and the keyboard is underneath. You can get a Smart phone with the keyboard onscreen. But it is very hard unless you're under 22 to text a lot with the old style phones where you have 3 letters to each key and have to single, double or triple stroke each key to get the words out. If you have a QWERTY keyboard, it's much close to typing on a computer keyboard, just with your thumbs instead of with all or just a few of your fingers.

OP, couldn't agree with you more.

Not only is texting stupid when you could hit 10 numbers and actually speak with the person, but I've seen more relationships soured (including mine with my sister) over a misunderstood text conversation.

And 10:20 -- in 15 minutes when the new big thing comes out, you'll be calling people who "still" text grandma. Grow up.

I love texting. So convenient. I'll only sit down an email if it's a super long email.

I don't like texting either, OP. I prefer email on a computer keyboard, not these tiny phone buttons.

Wow. ok grandma, take your teeth out, put them in a glass and lie down.

I prefer the phone or email. Texting takes forever.

The more you do it the easier it gets. Some people will always hate it though so when they text you a novel, reply briefly back or tell them to just call you when they have time.

Why do you have to text? I don't like it, and therefore don't do it.

Get a touch screen. My 81 year old grandma texts, arthritic fingers and all.

Am I the only one who finds texting extremely tedious and bothersome? I hate it!. I can't "punch" the damn keys right and it takes forever to type a freaking sentence. Yet friends insist on telling me their life stories via text. I really must be old and crochety or something because I see people everywhere texting, fingers moving so fast, you would think they were born doing it.

How do I become a savvy texter? Or should I just give up, I'm only 33 years old, is it too late? Should I employ the help of a teenager to help me learn how to text faster?