"And Then You'll Never Believe What Happens Next..."

It's suspense to-the-max. In the middle of a conversation over text, the subject drops. Ends. Is there no longer. It's amazing. Like getting to the best part of a book and then being told to go to bed without finishing, slipping into bed with the jitters, trying to figure out what could possibly come next. A person stopping in the middle of a conversation is the best feeling and provides the greatest entertainment and use of the imagination.

This excitement is tripled, added to by six, and then tripled again when the conversation ceases after a risky* text (softened, of course, by a winky face emoticon, so the message can later alluded to as a joke if things don't go over well). Waiting to see the reaction of the person on the other end of the electronic highway fills one with wonder and anticipation.

Imagination can be stretched and grown when given the chance to determine what may have been said had the conversation continued, One can see how well-known friends really are and how well voices can be conjured inside the mind. Creative and masterful dialogues can be held in one's mind as long as the opposite texter does not decide to text back.

Another advantage of a conversation being stopped abruptly is that an entire house can be cleaned in the time spent waiting for that next text (which conveniently never comes in the middle of an important task). Several of my most productive hours have stemmed from waiting the longest time for a friend to reply to some question or another (answers never came, if you were wondering, which made it all the better).

The full effect of a cliffhanger can only be felt as long as the conversation is not picked up within a 24-hour time period. The longer you are left hanging, the better the suspense and excitement of the unexpected end of a nice chat. That wonderful feeling of being left in the middle of an idea is so tantalizing that I almost become angry when the person on the other end finally feels like it's the right time to send a message my way again.

*Risky as in you're trying to flirt a little but aren't sure how you're conversational partner will react to it.