Texting is ok. I prefer texts to phone calls any day for small snippets. Some women prefer voice calls, though, so I just have to change as needed.
Actual messaging is still king amongst non-face-to-face conversation (Skype/web cam chat is a strange hybrid) for me. I love talking in IM to someone, though I do it far less than I used to. You can really get close to people by talking online and sharing feelings/thoughts/interests. It's far easier for almost everyone than in person.
The exception being someone who can't write very well at all, and thus can't properly communicate via written words. Granted, that is plenty of people, but those aren't people I tend to be around even in person...
I can usually tell when I'm not going to get along with someone in person by some extended conversations via IM.
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