Sharing intimate or sensitive personal information

Personal or sensitive information should be shared face-to-face. Texts and emails leave a paper trace and they can be forwarded to others. Some people might even screenshot them and share them around even more. In professional settings, never send confidential information, new company initiatives, or board meeting information.

Speaking of personal details, don’t share your credit card information over text. Even if you want to buy something online and your partner has your credit card, don’t ask them to send you pictures of it. That sort of information may always be leaked by nefarious individuals and, believe us, you’ll regret it.

Just as importantly, don’t send any login information over text or email. Your work email can be hacked and all your data could be leaked, so it’s important that you never request or disclose your login information via such means. If this happens, make sure to change your password immediately and consider turning on two-factor authentication for another layer of protection.

Apologies of any kind

Have you wronged someone in any way? You may feel embarrassed, sure, but apologizing to your loved one or coworker over text or email is never a good look. Saying “I’m sorry” out loud will have more meaning and the other person will be able to tell if you’re actually honest.

If the other person doesn’t believe your text, that’ll just add more misunderstandings to your current problem. Here you are trying to make things better when, in reality, you’re making them far worse.