mkwarman

That definitely makes sense too, particularly when making new friends in my age group. I guess it's just when contacting people for business vs social communications? I'm not sure

I agree, but I still have this idea that it's rude to text people unless you have gotten permission first. I think it's a relic from the 2000s-2010s when not everyone's phone had texting and if you did text them they could get charged by their phone provider. Obviously nowadays that's much less of a concern, but still feels like a social grey area for some reason