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If it isn't important enough to make a quick phone call then it's not important.

Yeah man… that’s the whole point of casual text conversations… they’re casual. You guys just love to tell people how weirdly miserable you are

Who cares? Are you a man?

I love the Atlantic and am a subscriber but this piece....yikes. I may or may not text someone back. I've got other stuff to do. And being psychoanalyzed about texting habits is not one of them. If it is important call me! 😂

Right on, brother! 😂

This is an easy one to answer. Men often associate texting and such with attraction. It's an activity/behavior that is part of the pursuit of a mate. To engage in such communication with another man would trigger...how to put it nicely?....Anxiety...uncomfortableness...

Source?

Just being a guy with good inner retrospective :)

I am so proud that during the first two years of the pandemic I persuaded my four retired brothers to zoom four mornings a week. It has been a lifelong challenge, but as they get older and face sickness, they are more willing to be vulnerable with each other and their big sister.

Hi Mary Jean! Thanks for the recent follow! You have a great profile and political posting vibe. And regarding this zoom meeting idea of yours ... it's 👍. I agree, men are horrible at e-communications. And I love that you found a workable communication vehicle for you & your brothers to bond.

Thanks for your kind words. My mom had 5 younger brothers too. It is Mary Joan. Catholics emphasize patron saints. So I was name after the Mother of Jesus and Joan of Arc.