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How constant photo sharing affects long-distance relationships

She sends me photos of her breakfast and her commute and random moments and I love it but also feel like I'm living a secondhand life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The stream of documented moments can create both intimacy and a sense of being perpetually outside the actual experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-distance relationships via technology?”

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