Ping!

When we meet some new person (of the opposite sex, of course) why do we text-sms or chat online (or both, heh heh) a lot, while breaking the ice? Why dont we just call and talk and meet? Well, has this just happened to me, or is it a common phenomenon? Has is not happened that while in the middle of the thrilling conversation, we type something in response and then decide not to send it and hit backspace and rephrase? And have we not seen - "x is typing a message" and you eagerly wait what the reply is gonna be?
That’s the beauty of sms and chatting! It allows you to be on your best behavior and not act on impulse which would otherwise almost immediately expose your true self much too soon. It avoids any 'uncomfortable silence' that will definitely happen if we start speaking right away. It gives you time to prepare your replies and send it at leisure which would not be possible while talking on the phone or in person.
(It was during such conversations I realized that I was perceived as a ‘flirt’ and was asked what my sun sign was, on many occasions. When ‘Gemini’ was the reply, my behavior was somehow perceived as totally fitting and acceptable.)
The main advantage of an sms is that you can send the same sms to any number of people 'directly', unlike an e-mail where you would have to mark it as a 'bcc'. It also allows you to 'forward' the absolute same sms you received from someone, unlike an email which needs some editing and deletion of the sender's details and signature.
If anyone of you thinks that it is with you in my mind I have written this piece, please take this in a good sense and realize there are a few others thinking the exact same thing too... Smart work, ain’t it?