David Lee wrote a very nice post about why he decided to invest in Banters, I thought I’d add on to it.

My whole life, my mouth has never stopped running. I’m unable to whisper, I can’t keep secrets, Outbursts is my middle name, I talk fast and have never been shy to start up a conversation with anyone.

All my report cards from kindergarten through high school have notes saying I talked too much. I’m too easily excitable. If I would just calm down and pay attention I’d do better in school.

My friends have always been people who loved to talk as much as I do - when I move to a new city my goal is to find the people talking the fastest. That’s where I’ll find friends.

But while my mouth may run freely, I value these conversations. I’ve always saved notes, letters, cards from friends. My journals are filled with quotes from friends and old boyfriends. Because the things people say reveal more about your relationship with them than any photo or video.

Almost three years ago I was searching for an easy way for my friends to share, comment, and laugh about our text messages together. They were too salacious to let sit alone in my inbox but too incriminating to post under our real names. And so Texts from Last Night was born, out of the belief that many others had just as hilarious conversations in their pocket.

Banters came from the other side of those conversations. I realized that these daily exchanges — quips with coworkers, questions from kids, inside jokes with friends — carry with them just as many memories as photographs and videos. And they deserve to be saved.