This was an interesting study that I heard over the radio. There were many people who flirted with another person via SMS and the recipient of the SMS was not their partner.
Sending SMS to keep in touch with another friend is a convenient way of sending our regards. Sometimes, the messages can be more flippant or humour depending on how you read it. In these instances, will these messages qualify as flirting? If these messages are sent to a casual friend rather than only to your partners, is this then an act of unfaithfulness?
SMS is a useful communication tool espcially for the less verbally expressive people. In case you have not noticed, many of us are more articulate and daring when we get to hide behind our mobile phones. We are bolder than a face-to-face conversation. There is no 2-way communication. Our courage is not deterred by a less friendly body language of the other. We can always be more thick-skinned as the mobile phone also provides a shield against any impact from disapproval of the other person. We will not let down our guard in front the person as he/she will not see the hurt his/her rejection causes. Hence, many use it to profess their admiration for another or even to break up with their boyfriend or girlfriend.
To successfully flirt over SMS is also an art with the constraint of text and also the lack of body language. Yes, you have not read it wrongly. The non-face-to-face interaction can both be a boon and a bane. Many people flirt successfully through body language, from the tilt of your head, to the wink of your eyes. SMS means that you can flirt solely using words. For those who are less proficient in the language, this hampers rather than aids.
So what are you? Are you for or against flirting via SMS? Have your sent a more flippant message before to a dating candidate?
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