Messages Mac default to sending by iMessage instead of SMS/MMS

Is there a way to set Messages on my iMac (10.10.3) to send messages to a recipient using iMassage rather than SMS/MMS? I know my recipients have iPhones, but when I open messages and want to send them a message, Messages uses their "green" text message connection rather than their "blue" iMessage connection. I can change them to send using iMessage (blue), but the next time I open Messages, they are set again to send using SMS/MMS (green).

Hi,
Have you checked that the iMessages Accounts is actually logged in showing in Messages > Preferences > Accounts ?
I find mine say the other way around - also defaults to iMessages rather than SMS
9:16 pm      Sunday; April 12, 2015
​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

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