According to the results of a nationally representative sample reported in Pew Internet (2011), approximately 83% of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73%) send and receive text messages (qtd. ln Lou). ... Lori Cluff Schade, marriage and family therapist and author of Journal of Couple and Relational Therapy suggests that "In particular, the use of texting with cell phones can increase intimacy by making partners more available and expanding their repertoire of connection" (qtd. ln Schade et al). ... Phone calls, on the other hand, are limited to certain tim...

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Popular fields of development have been cell phones, and the Internet, which now go hand in hand. ... Proving more so of this underwhelming popularity of text messaging, Americans between ages of 18-29 send and receive an average of nearly eighty eight text messages per day, compared to seventeen phone calls [Jef12]. ... On average, Americans spent seven point six hours a month using social media, with the majority of individuals accessing social networking sites through cell phones. ...

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