Texts send as iMessage to iPad instead of SMS to iPhone iOS7

My BF has iMessage OFF on his iPhone 4 (running iOS6) but ON on his iPad Air (iOS7). I want to leave iMessage ON on my iPhone 4 (running iOS7) because other people who text me need to use it. But when I send my BF a text now my messages default to him via iMessage and goes to his iPad Air and not his iPhone 4! I used to be able to just click and hold on the message after it was sent to manually send it as SMS but that is no longer an option since the iOS7 update! Pressing and holding on the message while it is sending brings up the option to "send as text" but it sends too quick as an iMessage for me to select it and then once it is sent, selecting and holding on it just brings up the option to either "copy" or forward the message after selecting "more." My BF does not like iMessage ON on his phone so are there any suggestions to get it to where I can send him an SMS to his phone but still leave iMessage turned ON on my phone?

Hey guys, I figured out a solution so I'm posting it in case someone else has the same situation. I had to uncheck my BF's phone number under Settings>Messages>Receive At>...on his iPad. I left his e-mail checked and now he can send iMessages still from his iPad, it just shows his e-mail address if I get a message from him that way. And, when I send him a message to his phone number it sends it as an SMS since iMessaging is OFF on his iPhone and I get to keep iMessage ON on my iPhone! Thanks everyone for your previous help.

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