So apparently, lots of guys are signing off text messages to each other with "x". As in "kisses". And when I say lots, I mean almost a quarter. While I think it's nice that guys aren't afraid of a little SMS (short message snogging) with each other, it might make some of their wives jealous if they found out that their guy friends are getting more textual love than they are. Still, it makes me wonder: if fully 75% of 18-24 year old men are "Metrotextuals" and 48% saying that the kiss is commonplace among their friends, what kind of messages are they sending to each other? (Also, did T-Mobile get our permission to do this research?)

She did seem interested,
from his point of view.

 Maybe she's sick of those artist types.  Sometimes they call the next day, sometimes they do it twice or even three times, but most don't.  He looks like the type who will call.  And call again. And maybe he won't be as boring as he looks.  No, he probably will be, but he'll be someone to write back home about so they know she's not as lonely as they think she is.

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