Coined by Dr. Jill Biden, fexting occurs when couples fight over text rather than in person (via Refinery29 UK). Although most people probably can't relate to what the term was derived from (the First Lady and the president fought over text to avoid arguing in front of Secret Service), clashing through the phone is an understandable experience for any couple.
Communicating over text isn't an inherently bad thing; time differences, poor connections, and other factors often make typing rather than talking the easiest mode to get a point across in your relationship, long-distance or otherwise. Yet, some relationship experts don't believe fexting is actually the way to make yourself or your partner feel heard.
Being excessively rude, using short and curt responses, and overwhelming your partner with consecutive messages, all examples of fexting, could lead to more miscommunication and disagreements that may be detrimental to your relationship, reports Well+Good. While some of these things are done with the intention to harm, choosing to fight over text in general may always lead to words being misconstrued.
