Final Project: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Relationships via Texting

For my final project, I’ll be looking at the way one communicates via texting while having synchronous and asynchronous relationships. I’m hypothesizing that when one is involved in an intimate relationship, (synchronous relationship), one is more inclined to send more responsive, (and longer) text messages. On the other hand, having asynchronous relationships (less intimate relationship) with friends or accomplices, here, text message length become relatively shorter, and less interesting.

In my final project I’ll be referring to synchronicity, and asynchronicity as:

-          Synchronous: Intimate relationship (best friend, significant other, mother, father, etc.).

-          Asynchronous: Less intimate relationship (friend, accomplice, boss, professor, etc.).

I’ve also created a survey using Survey Monkey (it’s easy to use, free, and super effective). This way, the survey will serve the purposes of the quantification of data, and the postulation of hopefully (more specific) generalizations. Please feel free to take the survey (at your leisure), and send it to your comrades by May 9^th. Thank you!

Take the survey here.