Texting is meant to keep loved ones in touch despite the distance between them. It can be fun when used correctly but it can also sink your marriage or relationship. While you may think that some texting habits are fancy, they may end up putting off your partner and slowly create more distance between you.

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Be keen to avoid these texting habits if you value your relationship;

Abbreviations

You want to save time while texting but again, using abbreviations while texting just shows how lazy you are. Ladies especially dislike men who text in short forms. If you want to send a good impression, take your time and write a full-text message. Abbreviations are very annoying and the receiver may interpret the message wrongly.

Forwarded messages

Who loves these kinds of messages anyway? If you want your partner to know how much you love and cherish them, just be creative and come up with a fresh message. It is very easy to detect a forwarded message and it does not feel right reading a message you have read before from someone else.

Dry responses

It is very easy to read the mood of a person from the way they text. If you are chatting with your partner and they start giving responses such as "ok", "yes" and "no" without giving an elaboration, it is signal that your partner is uninterested or busy. If you make this kind of texting a habit, then your partner will also start losing interest in you. Avoid one-word text messages for a better relationship.

Taking too long to respond

Some people are very poor when it comes to responding to text messages. You see the message but you take hours to respond even if you are not busy. Unless you over occupied, always ensure you respond to messages in time to avoid picking fights with your partner. Taking too long may raise eyebrows especially if they are sure that you are not engaged. They will assume you do not value their conversations or you are chatting with a "mpango wa kando"