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Why I refuse to give my boyfriend my social media passwords
The INSIDER Summary:Unlike more than half of internet users who are in relationships, I don't believe in sharing passwords with your partner. I think it's overly controlling and gives a false sense of...
View Article8 definitive rules for texting someone you want to date
In Aziz Ansari's book, "Modern Romance," he and sociologist Eric Klinenberg explore dating in the digital age. Here is some of their advice on how to attract that special someone via text. Following is...
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How to trick your phone into letting you curse
It's ducking hard to express emotion when your iPhone plays Mom and auto corrects curse words. It's easy to imagine some priggish programmer in a Cupertino cubicle, smiling at the thought of having...
View ArticleThis 40-second video perfectly captures why people shouldn't text and drive
You shouldn't text and drive at the same time. But don't take my word for it — this 40-second video does a much better job at illustrating the point. Just watch the whole thing.As you can see, people...
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New York considers testing a 'textalyzer' to let law-enforcement check if...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a “textalyzer” that allows an officer to quickly check if a phone has been in...
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20-year-old who repeatedly urged friend to kill himself sentenced to 15...
The young woman who sent hundreds of texts urging her boyfriend to kill himself has been sentenced to 15 months in jail.On June 16, a Massachusetts judge concluded that 20-year-old Michelle Carter was...
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How Michelle Carter urging her friend to kill himself led to a jail sentence...
A summer string of text messages that a judge said led to one teenager's death has now led to another's jail sentence.Judge Lawrence Moniz of Massachusetts on Thursday sentenced 20-year-old Michelle...
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16 social media slang terms you really should know by now
The INSIDER Summary:Internet culture has always come with unique text abbreviations used to make communicating easier and quicker.These abbreviations are constantly changing and being updated.These are...
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How you text your partner has huge implications for how happy your...
A psychologist-led survey found that the greater the perceived similarity between partners’ texting habits, the higher their relationship satisfaction.It's just as much about how often you text as what...
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I'm a college professor — here's what happened when I made my students turn...
A professor required her students to put their phones in lockable pouches during class.Students immediately found workarounds, like keeping the pouch unlocked or texting on their laptops instead.By the...
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Here's how to tell if you're guilty of 'sidebarring' your friends or partner
71% of us are guilty of texting someone when we're supposed to be spending time with someone else.It's called "sidebarring" and it's really annoying.However good you think you are at multitasking,...
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Here's how to tell if you're guilty of 'sidebarring' your friends or partner
71% of us are guilty of texting someone when we're supposed to be spending time with someone else.It's called "sidebarring" and it's really annoying.However good you think you are at multitasking,...
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Dating is getting even more complicated — here are 5 more terms you need to...
If you thought the world of ghosting, stashing, and sidebarring was bad, things are about to get worse.Modern dating is tough, and sometimes it can feel like everyone else has a manual to follow while...
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It hurts when someone you're dating doesn't text you back — but it might have...
It hurts when someone doesn't text you back.Rather than understanding that sometimes people are simply busy, our minds can jump to conclusions.This is actually pretty harmful, both to your mental state...
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People who sext their partners a lot are more sexually satisfied — but their...
An estimated 80% of people sext each other.While some people feel it makes them close to their partner, for others it can be damaging to their relationship.It's all about doing what you're comfortable...
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Psychologists explain why texting in relationships is so incredibly complicated
New studies show that similarity in texting styles is linked to relationship satisfaction.People with either 'anxious' or 'avoidant' tendencies have different styles — the former prefers regular...
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Researchers claim the ideal amount of screen time is just one hour a day —...
There are many scare stories about how spending time looking at screens is bad for us.A new study has shown that spending too much time looking at screens makes teens unhappier.But if they spent just...
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An advertising executive asked job candidates to apply via text message — and...
When hiring for their summer 2018 internship program in New York, Global advertising company Havas took an innovative approach.Havas' chief creative officer, Harry Bernstein, spearheaded the initiative...
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9 ways to stop texting your ex and get over them for good
Breaking up with someone is hard, but not texting that person ever again can be even harder. Whether it's a drunk text, casual check-in, or sly "Happy Birthday!" message, severing all forms of...
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How to trick your phone into letting you curse
It's ducking hard to express emotion when your iPhone plays Mom and auto corrects curse words. It's easy to imagine some priggish programmer in a Cupertino cubicle, smiling at the thought of having...
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