Text message defaults to most recent

[jlpirozzi]

My text message always defaults to the most recent message sent or received. This has caused problems because I end up sending a text to the wrong person. I can see how this might be a benefit, but I would prefer to just have to choose the person I want to text without having to first get out of the most recent text. ie: I want to text friend1; click on message and it is sitting on text I sent to friend2; I go back to messages and the to the icon in the top corner to create a new text (or choose a recent one). Is there a way to default to the New Message page (unless responding to a text that just came in).