As if text-messaging hasn't become ubiquitous enough, AT&T has released survey results that elaborate on Americans' application of SMS in romance. That's right—they queried customers to determine just how the 21st century relationship is impacted by the existence and use of the text message.

Easier to flirt? Quick out from a bad date? If you're in the dating scene and you're not putting the SMS messaging to use, you may be missing out—at least according to many of AT&T's survey respondents.

To get dating tips from seasoned texters, check out analysis of the survey results here.