6 posts and columns on Elizabeth Bernstein

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Why Texting Turns Us Back Into Teenagers

in Social on November 1, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

After Mary Delano argued on the phone with her husband about why he wasn’t doing his share of the housework—and the spouses hung up on each other in a mutual fit of frustration — she decided to send him a text.

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Your BlackBerry or Your Wife

in News on January 11, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

When you’re out to dinner, does your BlackBerry occupy a seat at the table? Does your spouse ever check email before saying “good morning” to the kids? Does your son sleep with his laptop?

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Who's Sorry Now? Nearly Everyone.

in News on January 13, 2010 at 10:39 am PT

Jane Angelich carried the guilt around for more than four decades. Years ago, she had been cruel to someone and had never acknowledged her actions. Often, she thought of the person she had hurt and wondered: Had he ever forgiven her? Finally, she decided she could carry her burden no longer. So last winter she went online and looked up the person she had mistreated.

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The Dark Side of "Webtribution"

in News on December 1, 2009 at 12:58 am PT

Imagine this scenario: Every person you know–each family member, friend, co-worker and casual acquaintance–receives an anonymous email from a stranger making terrible accusations about you. How would you feel?

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’til Email Do Us Part: Sharing Online Accounts With Your Spouse

in News on October 8, 2009 at 4:46 pm PT

Earlier this week, my colleague Elizabeth Bernstein wrote a Bonds column about people getting in touch with old flames online, especially via the magic of Facebook. In the piece, she describes how some couples have devised new rules governing their online activities, like promising to inform their spouses when they contact an ex online or limiting their online “friends” to people of the same sex.

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How Facebook Ruins Friendships

in News on August 25, 2009 at 11:45 am PT

Notice to my friends: I love you all dearly. But I don’t give a hoot that you are “having a busy Monday,” your child “took 30 minutes to brush his teeth,” your dog “just ate an ant trap” or you want to “save the piglets.”