Why are you texting? Use some modern method like WhatsApp or Telegram
All my friends have phone numbers, none of them have WhatsApp or Telegram.
My thoughts exactly. Sounds good on paper, but it wouldntnbe possible for me
While I won’t judge OP for using SMS, if you’re looking for a better alternative, don’t use WhatsApp (owned by meta) or telegram (not really secure at all), rather use signal.
Your suggestion for what he should use instead of Signal, is Signal??

does he really need to justify what he does and why?

if the question doesn’t interest you, go away, read another post! Try skipping stones!

qksms +1