), and far more emoji users went on a first date last year than those who never dropped a winky face on the object of their textual affection (52 percent versus 27 percent).All this begs the question: how do we most effectively date in the digital world?While I may have rolled my eyes about this as a teenager (who didn’t?! When you’ve just started dating, your default answer to this may be ‘yes’ but there are times when it’s better to step away from the phone.

Time to get serious; there's nothing smart about texting semi-naked pics to a potential partner.But what do you do when you haven’t even met the guy yet and he’s been blowing up your i Phone?Here’s why texting too much before a date is your biggest mistake..(Okay, maybe it’s not quite as easy, but still…) And really, is there a need to text before the date, except to confirm the day before?(Very important: do this) My recommendation is simply to exchange numbers a day or two prior to the date so you can 1) confirm and 2) contact each other the day of in case something goes awry (you need to cancel, you’re running late, etc.).