The Way We Live Now: Nearly Half of Single Cellphone Users Have Received a Sext, Two-Thirds of Couples Share Passwords

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We sext. We share email passwords. We use digital tools to solve problems. This is how we love in the age of technology.

Published Feb. 11 2014 5:45AM EST

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On HBO's Girls, Marnie Michaels describes the “totem of chat,” ranking all the different channels of romantic communication from best to worst. “The lowest, that would be Facebook, followed by Gchat, then texting, then email, then phone.

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The Way We Live Now: Nearly Half of Single Cellphone Users Have Received a Sext, Two-Thirds of Couples Share Passwords

We sext. We share email passwords. We use digital tools to solve problems. This is how we love in the age of technology.

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Emily Shire