Comments | enthymeme: Definitions of Relationships in the Age of Cyberspace

enthymeme

Definitions of Relationships in the Age of Cyberspace

Jun 19, 2008 14:40

I was thinking about this topic today as I made some changes to my contact list.

When I asked Google to stop telling me when he's online, that's when I really knew it was over. When I took him out of my speed dial on my cell phone, it reminded me that it's, like, totally over. So did the title edit I had to do to his entry in my digital address book ( Read more... )

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neither good nor bad... anonymous June 19 2008, 20:35:37 UTC

enthumema,

i love your thoughts on how social media has begun to dictate which stages our relationships enter and exit, sometimes leaving us blindsided. as monumental as changing the facebook or myspace status is, whether it be to or from 'in a relationship,' i think it is a subtle reminder of the importance of living in the moment. we tend to get so caught up in all that dating has to offer that it sometimes takes us by surprise when we enter, or exit, a relationship. as daunting as those g chats may be, they remind us of what we did well and what we could improve on in our past relationship. and no matter how that relationship ended, we should be proud of who we were and who we are becoming.
keep up the writing
-steph

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Re: neither good nor bad... enthymeme June 19 2008, 23:51:10 UTC

I-- wow. Thank you. I'm speechless.

Jenny

ext_104962 June 20 2008, 03:34:34 UTC

I hadn't noticed how much the digital age had affected romance, aside from the ubiquitous spam I get offering me male organ enhancements or to watch some college girl do her thing on video. I will say that you are listed as ICE2, with Terry listed as ICE in my cell phone. ICE is for In Case of Emergency ( ... )

Wow -- thanks for sharing enthymeme June 20 2008, 04:18:15 UTC

Well, yeah, exactly. It's... yeah. What you are saying is very much what I have been thinking. My last boyfriend... he never warmed to me, never really cared, never really saw that I was a substantial person. When I finally cornered him and said, "dude, it's been a long time", he couldn't even say he was committed. It was the ultimate in relationship ennui. In the aftermath, I've been tempted to try to figure out what key thing I missed, how I could have been more , whatever being the thing needed ( ... )