It's good to respond to your spouse's text messages.
Ben is doing overtime at work when he receives a text message from his wife.
Ben wants to consider responding to the text message.
Ben quickly shoots a reply to his wife's text message and tells her that he is working overtime.
Ben chooses to completely ignore the text message and just focus on his work.
Ben's wife acknowledges Ben's response and increasingly views Ben as a hardworker.
Ben's wife becomes suspicious and less trusting of what Ben as a result of him not responding.