is facebook messaging comparable to text messaging?

dablac · 2012-11-30T21:28:06+00:00

Yes and no, you can't tell when someone is online when you're texting which means that it fucks up your perceived availability if you're on FB a lot, but if you literally only use it to chat (i.e. only online when you're sending/receiving messages) then it is basically the same thing.

Bottom line is: same medium, different platform. You're dealing with the same quality of interactions, just in a slightly different environment, which means that it also has its pros and cons by comparison (though in my opinion FB is all cons and no pros, just sayin').

glassuser · 2012-11-30T22:35:24+00:00

Kind of yeah. But it implies greater availability.

2012-12-01T09:20:04+00:00

It's strictly my opinion, but I think that facebook has lower value than texting. A lot of girls will friend nearly everyone if you simply request it, they won't necessarily share their phone number.

KempoRage · 2012-11-30T22:41:46+00:00

In either case, the idea I adopted was to only use text conversation as a means of escalating to better means of communication, ie phonecall or meetup. I would avoid texting/msging all day, you could come off as overly available or needy.

BatTitties · 2012-12-01T00:03:56+00:00

Sort of. Depends how much you text. If you text alot to the point you are pretty much having a conversation then yeah.

I would advise only messaging when they are online though but it isn't necessary a bad thing to send a email when they are offline.

Also, for future questions, you might want to try ~~/r/AskReddit~~ /r/askseddit for more responses.

Nexdominus · 2012-12-01T05:32:32+00:00

Personally I would never FB message, only phone. I would never put her on my FB or even tell her I had one until I had a LTR with her. Maybe not even then.

Wolf97 · 2012-12-01T06:00:01+00:00

No. That fucking "So and So has seen this" bullshit fucked the whole system up.

Title	is facebook messaging comparable to text messaging?
Author	Curiositygun
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Date	November 30, 2012 8:14 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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