9 Things You Should Never Do Over Text Message

Bring up serious concerns

Your teenager took the car without asking—again. Your partner has been drinking a little too much. Your co-worker isn’t meeting her deadlines. When you have serious concerns, it’s better to speak directly rather than type. “Never have an important, in-depth conversation via text because of tone—we are too easily misunderstood, and take the very large chance of making the problem worse than it was in the first place,”