No. Texting, like IM and email, is an asynchronous form of communication. There are, however, plenty of people who do not understand that and might demand a mor

No. Texting, like IM and email, is an asynchronous form of communication. There are, however, plenty of people who do not understand that and might demand a more immediate response (as indicated by my own experience and the experience of other commenters here). Such pushy, demanding people have no place in my life and acquiescing to their petty needs should never come ahead of my own and others' survivability.