All My Exes Live in Texts
I had my reasons, of course. As I say, she is crazy. I am, too, but in a very different way. The immense effort it took for me to spend a whole day with her and ensure that it was “perfect”—that I did nothing to offend, upset, or bother her—proved to me that we just didn’t work. And I thought: When a relationship does not work, each party has the
... See moreAgnes Callard • Breaking Points
Was I a good partner, or was I a bad partner? Did I hurt him, or did he hurt me? Was the great tragedy of our relationship that we’d been doomed from the start, or that we veered off track somewhere, quietly, imperceptibly, and were too far gone by the time we’d realized it? On some days, I was certain that he hadn’t loved me enough; on others, I w... See more
Rayne Fisher-Quann • against narrative
I was the guy who connected with everybody; inside, I knew I’d actually lost connection with the people I cared most about. And I’d lost connection with myself. I couldn’t take it anymore. Technology was becoming toxic. My primary poisons were social networks. I needed out.
Daniel Sieberg • The Digital Diet: The 4-step plan to break your tech addiction and regain balance in your life
- CLICKING TO SEE IF THEY’RE ONLINE Then spiralling off into a fictional storyline as to why they are online and not messaging me back. And OMG, obviously if they are online and not messaging me, that means they are online and messaging ANOTHER WOMAN. Which is just crackers.
Catherine Gray • The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
Where we once guarded our control over personal information, we now give up control not just freely but even tenderly, monitoring and being monitored by loved ones through social media platforms like BeReal and location-sharing apps. It’s a strange form of Stockholm syndrome for the surveillance age — we love, and love with, the tools of our captor... See more