Stop text-ing and start talking. It may be awkward at first, but it will be better for you overall.
Phone skills are just plain good to have. Being able to speak over the phone to clients in the workplace and communicating with people who simply don't text are real-life adult situations that you will face, if you haven't already. One way to develop these skills is to communicate every time in the most all-encompassing way possible. Face-to-face talk is better than skype/videochat, which is better than a phone call, which in turn is worlds more advanced than text.
I'm honestly leaning toward advising you to drop texts all-together, due to the words you have shared with us here. You admit that you are Completely lacking a very basic social skill - the ability to carry a conversation with a friend. Rather than ignoring this apparent weakness, now that it has been brought to your attention you should do your best to counter the trend and improve yourself.
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