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How digital relationships persist after they end

We broke up because the distance was too hard but I still have all our chat apps installed and I open them sometimes just to see our old conversations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The permanence of digital communication creates haunted spaces that resist closure.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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