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Texting has probably enabled more affairs recently (lemm.ee)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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Due to its asynchronous and discreet nature, people don’t have to be in physical proximity or expect immediate responses.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Texting is the opposite of discreet. It produces a written record of everything that’s said.

[–] cmrn 18 points 4 months ago

That’s why I use the untraceable Xbox party chat

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Yeah but going through your partners phone without consent is a breach of trust and asking to go through their phone only happens once you suspect something. I'd say texting makes cheating easier to hide but also easier to prove

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Apps like Snapchat, signal and WhatsApp offer disappearing messages. And all three of those aren’t recorded by your carrier. What then?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Snapchat and WhatsApp aren't private

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

To giant megacorp… no

To your significant other… very much so