BREAKING UP THROUGH A TEXT MESSAGE, IS IT OKAY?
What do you think and what’s happening with people??
Good-bye Dear John letters and Post-it notes and hello to their replacement, iMessages. We are living in a NEW era my friends.?
Is it okay to end relationships, even friendships via text message??
Mostly everyone I talk to says, “NO! Absolutely, not.” “It’s a very cowardly thing to do.”
What do you think??
With social media and the Covid pandemic that followed, have people changed? Have some of us let ourselves become so disconnected from human interaction that we no longer have the guts to let people down in person, anymore??
“I have anxiety.” “I can’t handle confrontation.” “I choose to surround myself only with positivity.”?
These are understandable, but they are not reality. Why are we hiding? Why are we scared to have these conversations, in person? Yet, behind a keyboard or iPhone, we are brave warriors defending our turf.?
What happens if you run into this person while running errands or at an event? You cannot avoid people forever.?
You can’t avoid yourself, either.?
Is it possible that while what many therapists nowadays like to refer to as “setting boundaries”, that we set up so many of these so-called “healthy boundaries” that WHAT we are really doing is pushing everyone away, only to find that one day we are left all alone??
I struggle with this myself, this “boundary business”. I’m the opposite, I feel as though I have none and when I try to set them, it doesn’t feel good. It feels like I’m being mean or selfish.?
But back to the original question: Do you think it’s okay to break up with someone via text message? No. I don’t think it’s okay.?
Then again, I have no problem talking about how I feel or telling someone I’m mad at them and why. Under normal circumstances, I could never break up with a spouse, family member or a friend via text message.?
I do, however, enjoy blogging about it!?