Text messages, emails, love oh my! Advice about technology and relationships.
Ever sent a sexy text to your boyfriend... and then realized it was actually to your boss? Do you know your partner's email password? Are you constantly checking your Blackberry—even when you're on a date? Even if you've never experienced these tech troubles, it's likely that you've encountered the intersection of technology and relationships—and maybe you've wondered how to set some rules for yourself and your partner. Below, 20 dos and don'ts when mixing love with the latest technology. What are your rules? Let us know in the comments.
DO plug in your significant other's iPhone, Blackberry or computer in … Read More
"I tell my boyfriend I love him, and I'm sure he believes it, but how can I show him I love him?" -Jean, California
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Men discuss if they would ever check their girlfriend's email or cell phone.
The other night, when I was having dinner with a guy friend who told me my engagement history might scare off some guys, we also discussed the issue of privacy in a relationship and how big of a deal it can be when that privacy is violated. He maintains that checking your partner's email, cell phone call log, and text messages is totally wrong, whereas I think it's wrong, but not pathological or evil. Frankly, I know many women who do the occasional cell phone check or email glance (and a few women who do oh-so-much more), but what … Read More
Text, email, Facebook and Twitter make it harder to follow dating rules.
Remember when dating simply meant a guy asking out a girl? Maybe he would call her up, maybe he'd do it face to face. Either way, the options were limited, and the results easy to decipher.
Now with email, instant message, texting, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and their brethren at our disposal, we have found plenty of new ways to communicate and even more ways to mess it up. Where there's a new technology, there's a potential relationship dissolving because of its (mis)use. Watch: Facebook Manners And You
"Each form of communication has its own followers and rules, which means … Read More
Feel free to date a coworker, just be sure not to abuse company policy and goodwill.
Over at Lemondrop they asked a fun question recently, is it OK to ask him out using company email? The writer, a Jennifer S, goes into some detail providing circumstances and asks for advice given her specific situation, it's worth reading and doling out your own personal 25 cents* on her individual bind (it's another one of those dang deals where someone has to take their clothes off first).
In the meantime, dating at work, in general is a subject worth exploring (exploring? Or exploding?), but before we do, let's watch this video:
That was hil-wait for … Read More
Bachelor host Chris Harrison says Melissa wasn't blindsided; Jason blames producers.
The Bachelor's "shocking" finale has become a never-ending story.
Jason Mesnick, divorced dad of a young son, came off as such a likeable, genuine guy on the show. He'd had his heart broken during the last season of The Bachelorette, which placed him in high favor with the show's viewers. This season, he wasn't afraid to shed tears and tell women how "amazing" they were.
He led us into the final rose ceremony with two sweet, lovely twentysomethings, Molly Malaney and Melissa Rycroft. And then he broke both of their hearts. First, he gave Molly the boot, choosing Melissa as … Read More
The year may be coming to end, but the time to get closer to your partner is just beginning. The holidays are an opportunity for couples to introduce the traditions that have been passed from one generation to the next—but also to create new traditions that enhance a relationship for years to come. Here we've collected ten holiday traditions (some a little spicier than others) that you and your boyfriend or husband can make your own. Happy holidays! – Maureen Dempsey and Elizabeth Narins
Google's Mail Goggles prevent e-mailing while intoxicated.
Google's test lab has created a filter for Gmail users in the habit of second-guessing the content of the e-mails they send late at night.
While exhaustion or too many glasses of wine may be sitting on one shoulder, all dressed in red with pitchfork in hand, urging you to e-mail your ex or tell your new Match.com date what kind of engagement ring you fantasize about, Google's "Mail Goggles" is the angel on your other shoulder telling you to slow down and think twice before hitting send. An alternative name could be G.A.D.E (Google Against Drunk … Read More