Couples, the Internet, and Social Media [REPORT]

As technology becomes more deeply integrated into people’s lives, couples are feeling both the positive and negative effects of digital communications tools in their relationships.

Fully 27% of online adults who are married or in committed relationships say that the internet has had an impact on their relationships; and a majority of them say that impact has been positive. However, technology is also seen as a negative source of distraction in some relationships; 25% of cell owners in serious relationships say the phone distracts their spouse or partner when they are alone together.

Technology makes itself felt in many ways in relationships – in how couples communicate, grow closer, plan, fight and make up. A new report from the Pew Research Center looks at how technology matters in the lives of married or partnered adults. Some of the main findings from the report explore the both the good and the bad.

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