This article written by Contributing Writer Daniel De Guia.

I have friends with strict “Do not EVER text message me” policies and would sooner sucker punch you than to engage in a conversation via text. On the flip side of the coin, I have other friends that only prefer to get text messages over phone calls.

A couple of years ago, I became so fed up with people text messaging me and paying for the extra fees that I added a text messaging bundle to my cellphone service. Once I had this service, I returned the favor by text messaging all my friends whenever I felt the need to go grab a beer. Instead of spending 45 minutes making calls, it was much easier to send a single text to several people.

The same concept applied when my wife signed-up for a text plan.  It became a preferred method for us to communicate short bits of information to each other throughout the day.  In fact, I can honestly say that I communicate more with her now than I ever did before texting.

Here’s a couple of thoughts about how text messaging helped my wife and I maintain a strong, healthy relationship:

• Continual communicationMy wife and I have conflicting work schedules. She has a few cleaning jobs during the day, while I’m at work and the kids are in school. When I get home from work at the end of the day, my wife races off to her evening job. On an average day, we’re lucky to see each other for an hour during the day, until she gets off of her night job at 11pm or midnight. Because of this flip-flopped schedule, most of our conversations take place through text messages.
• Keeping the flame aliveNow that our daughter can read quite well, it’s no longer safe to leave spicy little notes to my wife scattered around the house. To avoid prematurely having to answer some awkward questions, we’ll send these little notes to each other’s cell phones.
• A simple ‘I love you’My wife means the world to me and if I can’t remember the last time I told her that I loved her, that means it’s been too long. Usually, at least once a day, I’ll send her a text message just to tell her that I love her.

Do you use text messaging to communicate with your husband or wife? How has it affected your marriage?

Daniel De Guia is a Contributing Writer for Discovering Dad.  His personal site is deguia.net. You can also connect with Daniel via Twitter @deguia.

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