[conductr]

FWIW, I'm 41 now and don't use my personal email for much p2p comms. Maybe a couple times a year there's a family thread about a gathering. My close friends is all SMS. My non-close friends is just another FB connection. I don't even have most of my friends email addresses. Actually one of my fairly close friends I met about 5-6 years ago just asked me for my email to forward me something logistics related. Most of my comms on over text as banter, check-ins or logistics. Mostly logistics since we meet in person most frequently and that's where we talk.

I get a lot more email though. I think it's more correlated with complexity of your life. Meaning, I started getting more email when I owned a home vs renting, then more again when I got married, then more again when I had a dog, then more again when I had a kid, I'm sure as my kid ages into more activities the email volume will increase further. Also, my "personal business" generates a fair amount of comms. Like hiring contractors, getting bids on things, basically anything I pay for that is not a retail purchase requires some email traffic. But people like my housekeeper, pool guy, and lawn guy I can text them for anything I need to have them look at. It's better that way since they don't work at a desk.