Can't send messages to certain phone numbers?

I can send messages to just about anyone in my contacts but the one I need to most - my wife - doesn't work.  I have deleted her # and reentered it three times but to no avail. Any ideas?

neals61 wrote:
I have a friend who has recently changed carriers and now I cannot send him messages from my iPhone.
What is preventing you from sending him a message?
Settings > Messages - Send as SMS to On, then if they are not iOS 5 device users (and they are registered with iMessage), it will send a standard SMS message.

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