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When couples struggle to maintain digital boundaries together

We tried to do a digital detox weekend as a couple and it went great until Sunday evening when we both panicked about work emails and spent three hours catching up and now we feel worse than before we started.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The shared attempt to change creates new pressure that neither person knows how to navigate without abandoning the effort entirely.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Digital detox and its limits?”

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