Texting plays crucial role in forming romantic relationships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Exponent) - A Purdue student thought he’d ruined his chances to get a date a few years ago when he decided to call the woman he just met instead of text.

Nick Cipollina, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts, said when he got the number of the woman he met on a train, he thought, “Why not? I’ll just call her and see what she’s doing this weekend.” Two unanswered phone calls later, the woman responded with a text apologizing for some excuse or another.

With the awkwardness of that memory still fresh in his mind, Cipollina decided to never call a woman he just met without texting her first.

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