Women are more likely to send a longer text messages than men and to say 'I love you' in SMSs, according to a new study. A new piece of research entitled, 'The Psychology of SMS', which polled 2,000 people in the UK and US, found that more than half of women (54 per cent) send texts expressing their love for their partner in a bid to 'deepen their relationships'. However, men tend to send shorter text messages and use SMS in a more 'functional way' to women. Men usually text a larger group of their contacts -- sending messages to an average of 17 people regularly -- compared to women's regular group of 13. Men also prefer to use texts rather than phoning people -- so that they can avoid time-consuming conversations. Psychologist and expert in internet-enabled communication, Graham Jones, curated the research on behalf of Acision -- a mobile messaging provider. He concluded: "The fact that men communicate with more people doesn't mean that they are more social -- men tend to be more practical sending short messages, compared to women who may text less people, but use text messages to deepen relationships." The study also found that the younger people text the most with those aged between 18 and 25 sending an average of 19 texts a day, or 133 messages a week -- which is more than double any other age group. Related Articles Over 55 year-olds mostly send texts to reach family members, while only 19