‘Fexting’ like Bidens can make relationships worse, say experts

The US first lady, Jill Biden, told Harper’s Bazaar that she argues with her husband, Joe, via text. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

If you’re the first lady, then having an argument with the US president via text message (or “fexting”, as Jill Biden called it) might keep marital disputes private from the Secret Service, but relationship experts have warned it could make things worse.

Biden revealed earlier this week how she and her husband, Joe, discreetly carry on arguments via text message in the White House, but according to relationship experts, arguing by text has become a problem commonly raised in couple’s counselling in recent years.