[crazygringo]

> I've actually gotten into inadvertent fights with people over undelivered SMS text messages.

Oh, man.

Thankfully I haven't had an undelivered text in over a decade.

But back in the early-to-mid 2000s, it was maybe a 5% failure rate in the country I was living in then? With no indication.

And yes it really did cause arguments with romantic partners. There were times I had to pull out my phone and prove I'd asked/invited/told them whatever. But it's not like that ever really fixes the situation either.

But if you asked anyone to confirm they'd gotten your message you seemed paranoid or needy.

You just couldn't win. So much friction.