Losing Our Voices

We facebook, email, text (and sext), twitter and blog....when do we call? When do we do coffee or lunch? Well, I still do both, as many of my friends do, as well, but my concern is that we may get to a point where it's awkward to converse face to face. If most people are like me, they are able to say more through one of these forms of communication than in person. We think we're connecting on a deeper level through our written expression. Relationships form and evolve this way( or so we think), and the sex.....it's fantastic! Whether it's naughty, sweet, raunchy or passionate, it's fabulous! You want to do what to me where?? Let's face it,  most of us can't live up to what was so beautifully expressed via text. Why ruin a good thing? Who needs to go out on dates anymore? I'd rather forge an exciting relationship in the comfort of my home office or while I'm stuck in rush hour traffic.

Kids are doing it, too. They're on the bus sitting next to their friend and instead of turning to face them and say "Hey, dude," they text "Hey, dude." At parties, they text their girlfriend from across the room to say, " I love your dress, you look hot!" And, we've all heard about the cruelty kids express to others via text, or the photos of body parts they send to one another. I would imagine that many kids will have difficulty verbalizing their thoughts as they mature and enter the work force or dating scene. At least the adults of today had the socialization growing up to be decent communicators.

Some of us still value the business lunch (with a martini, please), or the boardroom meeting with handshakes. Is this going to be a thing of the past for our kids?   The bottom line is....there are red flags waving, and we may never see (or hear) in the future the art of the "campfire story,"or the beauty of the verbal compliment.
Times, they are a changin.