March 29, 2004
SMS shake-up: more couples having text
Todays' Romeos and Juliets are hiding behind mobile phone screens and talking with their thumbs, according to News.com.
"And relationship experts said people were using SMS when they needed to apologise, ask hard questions, or dump their partner.
But it seems old-fashioned face-to-face communication is still the key to a healthy relationship.
A Newspoll survey found 73 per cent of Australians believed technology had changed the way they conducted their relationships.
And about 91 per cent believe relationships fail because of a lack of proper communication.
Relationships Australia counsellor Rosalie Pattenden said SMS could be a barrier to communication.
"If people use it as a substitute for communication, or to get difficult or ambiguous messages across, or use it to finish a relationship, that is terrible," she said.
A previous ninemsn survey found one in 10 Australians was dumped by SMS".
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