Anyone Remember SMS in the Early Days—Who Loved It More, Women or Men?

[Uncle Gizmo]

Hi all,
I’m digging into a pet project and need your help jogging some memories! Cast your mind back to the late ‘90s/early 2000s when SMS texting burst onto our clunky old Nokias. Around my house, my wife was hooked—tapping away on that 12-key pad, racking up £50-100 extra on the bill some months! I swear she lived for it, while I stuck to calls.

It’s got me wondering—was this a thing? Did women take to SMS more than us blokes? Maybe it was the sneaky, quiet way to chat—less fuss than a loud call. Anyone else notice this back in the day? Wives, sisters, mates—who ruled the SMS roost in your world?

Love to hear your tales—might prove a point for this app I’m tinkering with!

Cheers, Uncle!

 

[Isaac]

I don't remember a difference between us, in fact I think I used it more than my wife did back when we were multiple-pressing buttons to get the various letters represented there on an old Nokia - which I quite liked actually. And that's still why I prefer texting most of the time today...less fuss than a complete phone call, plus a phone call makes me drop everything I'm doing and be totally "on" engaged - the texting allows me to dribble my engagement here and there in between tasks which I find more productive