Mobile is a 'control tool' in teen relationships

Link: Ins and outs of teen sex, as told via SMS – National – theage.com.au

In research carried out in Australia, teens say that “dumping” a partner by text is the lowest way to end a relationship – and feel it’s a cruel way to act towards the other person.

The research also found that mobiles are increasingly becoming a tool to control partners, with excessive text messages used by teens in some relationships.