A survey conducted by some IncrediMail Ltd. (yes, this is the very multicolored e-mail client of the Outlook database) showed that 73.8% of respondents consider e-mail necessary for their life. Moreover
54 % said they are ready to give up chocolate in favor of e-mail
50 % of coffee
41 % of the TV
38 % of mobile phones
14 % are ready to refuse husband / spouse or another close person
And what are you ready for e-mail? And some more statistics 50% of respondents use e-mail in order to make fun of friends and colleagues, 19% of them started or improved romantic relationships via e-mail; 7% ended the relationship via e-mail, about 4% dismissed employees via e-mails. Source: Usability News