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When digital communication creates anxiety instead of connection in relationships

My partner gets really anxious when I don't respond to their texts immediately even when we're apart for normal reasons and I feel suffocated by the constant checking in but I also don't want them to feel insecure or abandoned.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tools meant to bridge distance are creating a new kind of distance through the pressure of constant availability.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and intimacy?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.