Since starting a psychotherapy practice 15 years ago, I've witnessed three basic waves of technology-based infidelity.

Back in the '90s, my clients generally discovered infidelity when opening their partner's cell phone bill. The story was pretty much the same for all of these clients: they would see countless calls to the same number, dial it up and find themselves speaking with the object of their partner's indiscretions. Then came email, the second wave of technology-assisted infidelity. These stories began to emerge in the late '90s. Suspicious partners would log in to their partner's email account and find plentiful evidence of extra-relational … Read More

If you're like us, being a few double-clicks away from all our cyberfriends is called "being awake." (Battery power withstanding) Facebook Decides To Control Your Love Life

Sure, we remember when AOL was just gaining momentum and we proudly flaunted our newly minted e-mail addresses. We remember rushing home to check the answering machine to see if our crush called and eagerly awaiting this newfangled thing called Instant Messaging. All to the serenading sound of dial-up, of course.

But now we don't even need to go out of our way to find out what our crush du … Read More

YourTango's "Facebook Manners And You" video has become a viral hit, so we thought we'd tell you a little bit about how we made it. Styled as a 1950s-era instructional film, the video chronicles the rule-breaking breakup of Timmy Gordon and Alice Johnson on Facebook, the "electric friendship generator." These two completely ignore Facebook etiquette, and boy do they ever pay the price!

Watch Facebook Manners And You

Since we released the video, curious fans have wondered where we found old footage and how we digitally inserted Alice into the scene. In fact, we created it  from scratch, … Read More

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Does what you post on a social-networking site destroy the intimacy in your relationship? [Asylum]

What if your date showed up to dinner with a hooker? [DivineCaroline]

When I arrived I found him at a cozy table with a GORGEOUS blonde woman. I mean, she was absolutely gorgeous. Like Miss America gorgeous. Like Miss South Carolina but with brains gorgeous. I sat down and looked at them. No one said a word. I finally said to the woman, "Hi! Who are you?"

Could lending money to a lover ruin the … Read More

There's a question that's been plaguing a lot of people lately, particularly mothers, feminists, accomplished professionals, and roughly half the world's women over the age of thirty. It goes a little something like this: What is it about Facebook that makes tween, teen, and twenty-something girls want to come across to the world as porn stars?More specifically: Is there something inherent in the social networking site – which exploded in popularity primarily due to its photo-sharing capabilities – that makes girls want to look at a camera with the pursed-up lips and half open eyes of a blow-up … Read More

Not only are people holding off on divorce as a result of the failing economy, now they're looking for more economical ways to woo once on the market again.

Dating hot spot PlentyMoreFish.com has seen a staggering jump in activity, reports vnunet.com. The co-owner of the free online dating site credits the, uh, lack of credit for increased interest, explaining that economic downturns effect single and single parents most dramatically.

Buying "virtual drinks" via online dating does seem a bit more prudent these day

It looks like InterActiveCorp’s dating site Match.com wants to get in on some Facebook action. We picture this a little like an older dude trying to rejuvenate his mojo with a younger gal. Like if Robert Evans bumped into Megan Fox at a Hollywood party:
Evans: Hi there young lady. I really enjoyed your work in Transformers.
Fox: Oh hi, thank you. Are you here with one of your kids?
Evans: I was set to be the voice of Optimus Prime back in the day but Sammy Davis and me got ourselves in a little bit of a pickle … Read More

From Reuters
By Joanne Kenen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the Facebook generation, love now comes with a drop-down menu.

With profiles on the Facebook social networking site almost de rigueur on college campuses, students can define their relationship status with menu choices ranging from "married" to that perennial favorite, "It's complicated."

"It's complicated" could also describe the emotional calculations people in their late teens and early 20s make as they decide whether their relationships are what they call "Facebook-worthy."

Tango’s Take
“If you change your Facebook status to single you take away the very best part (heart) of me. Oooooo ooooo no … Read More