New York, Jan 26 : Courting lovers by sending flowers is passe, for teens nowadays have found a rather `sexy' way to lure the object of their affection-`sexting'- sending nude photos of oneself to a boyfriend, girlfriend, crush or casual acquaintance from cellular phones with a raunchy text message attached.
According to a national study published last month, 20 percent of 13- to 19-year-olds admitted to have messaged explicit images of themselves over the phone and e-mail,
On the other hand, 48 percent said that they had received sexually suggestive e-mails or text messages.
Over half of the girls "sexted" owing to pressure from boyfriends, revealed the survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.