Texting style: Minimal, sporadic, and infrequent communication. The texts may feel matter-of-fact and distant, lacking depth ...

“The more you can tie it to something specific about that person, the more it communicates a level of genuineness and authenticity that people really respond to,” she says. “It’s also a way to make ...

My partner and I started dating while we were long-distance and communicated through phone calls. He also prefers to talk to his friends on the phone instead of through text messages. I realized that ...

Welcome to the 5-Day Friendship Challenge! Today is a light lift — just pick up your phone. By Catherine Pearson I’m Catherine Pearson, and I cover families and relationships for The New York Times.

Dear Annie: I’ve noticed that some of my friends and I seem to have very different preferences when it comes to communication -- especially around texting versus phone calls. As an adult with ADHD, I ...

It dawned on me recently that some of my best friendships—meaning ones that I’ve cultivated in person first—are now largely limited to text. But not just any text: In fact, the virtual back-and-forth ...