Thoughts on texting

What’s the thoughts on texting in early stages of dating? I’m trying to work out if texting someone a lot more at the beginning of a romantic relationship/fling than actually seeing them (eg because your too busy) makes it more awkward when you see each other because there is so much more expectation now that you know so much about each other but haven’t been as physical in comparison to the relationship progression via text

Or does it make some people feel more comfortable in person when they know a lot of the other person over text