Survey Finds Cheating Via Text Is Worse Than Cheating in Real Life
In an era of digital personalities and cyber-encounters, there are myriad different ways to get into a cheating gray area. Like Facebook messaging exes. Or going into sexy chatrooms. Or sending R-rated texts.
Facebook Is Wonderful and Terrible for Your Relationship
Facebook has been around for allllmost ten years. This means researchers have had plenty of time to study nearly a decade of FB data, and come to all sorts of conclusions (or at least, develop all sorts of theories) about its bad/good effects on your love life.
Do Not Use This App to Stalk Your Crush
The app’s developers are so sold on its effectiveness, the press release they sent had the subject line, “No More Steak Dinners!” Because now you can use music, not Outback Steakhouse, to win a man?
All the Crafty Texts and Fake Status Updates in the World Won’t Get You the Relationship You Want
A deep connection is never based on how well or poorly someone manipulates texts and images on a screen, but on how he or she behaves offline.
Are You Insane If You Ask Your Boyfriend to Untag His Exes?
At some point, you’re going to see them — pics of him with an ex, or perhaps two exes, or perhaps ten. There they sit, living on the Internet for all eternity. UNLESS…you break the digital wall and ask your beloved to untag himself.
The Absurdity of Fake Facebook Girlfriends
The new Fake Facebook Girlfriend service recently profiled in the Atlantic is not only morally questionable, it’s completely overpriced.
Why I’ll Never Cyberstalk Anyone Ever Again
You can’t ever get an accurate perception of a person by tracking their web footprint. It’s just not possible — humans are too complex.
New Website Aims to Help NYU Students Get Rid of Their Pesky Virginity
The site’s mods claim that they have a verification process to prove that someone does in fact go to NYU, but there’s no word on whether they screen for crazies. Tread carefully, please.
All’s Fair in Love and Social Media Until You Leak Your Girlfriend’s Engagement Ring Photo
We’re all for using technology to get offline and find love, no matter what the medium. But leaking your girlfriend’s engagement ring photo to Pinterest and Facebook before proposing? Hmmm.
Social Media Is As Addictive As Sex, Says Science
People tested in the study were in the age range of 18-85, were given a Blackberry (really? People still use those?), and were asked to let the researchers know, within a 30 minute span, if they had a burning desire to humor their social media sensibilities.
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