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Texting tips for Valentine's
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons texting St. Valentine's Day love messages next Tuesday should be careful they don't send them to the wrong person.
A poll of 3,000 mobile phone users that found 40 percent will be texting rather than sending cards and that one in four have misdirected a provocative text or photo.
Recipients of the unwanted texts include bosses or colleagues (9 percent) parents (3 percent) and perhaps most embarrassing of all -- ex-partners (2 percent).
The study for student phone service dot mobile revealed eight in ten 18-25 year olds have sent a flirty text message within the last year, with a third indulging in "text sex."
With loved-up texters getting ready for the big day, dot mobile has come up with a few tips:
-- Keep flirty messages short.
-- Observe the two-day rule: get in touch after meeting someone within two days, no longer.
-- Do not drink and text.
-- Avoid over-use of emoticons and jargon.
-- "Xs" at the end of messages should not exceed three.
-- Be careful about picture messaging which others may get their hands on.
-- Adhere to the two text rule; Admit defeat if you have not received a reply after 12 hours and two texts.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons texting St. Valentine's Day love messages next Tuesday should be careful they don't send them to the wrong person.
A poll of 3,000 mobile phone users that found 40 percent will be texting rather than sending cards and that one in four have misdirected a provocative text or photo.
Recipients of the unwanted texts include bosses or colleagues (9 percent) parents (3 percent) and perhaps most embarrassing of all -- ex-partners (2 percent).
The study for student phone service dot mobile revealed eight in ten 18-25 year olds have sent a flirty text message within the last year, with a third indulging in "text sex."
With loved-up texters getting ready for the big day, dot mobile has come up with a few tips:
-- Keep flirty messages short.
-- Observe the two-day rule: get in touch after meeting someone within two days, no longer.
-- Do not drink and text.
-- Avoid over-use of emoticons and jargon.
-- "Xs" at the end of messages should not exceed three.
-- Be careful about picture messaging which others may get their hands on.
-- Adhere to the two text rule; Admit defeat if you have not received a reply after 12 hours and two texts.
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