We've been skyping the entire evening, my partner and I. When we're apart that is what we usually do. We use voice and camera at times, but text chatting is perhaps even more frequent. And it's not as if we're constantly in dialogue. We discuss things now and then between preparing dinner, watching television or helping the children with their homework, just the way we do when we are together physically. Smileys are an important part of our online interaction. Sometimes entire dialogues can consist of emoticons alone and the two above are among the ones that are used most frequently between us.