Lovers in a Digital Time

What's it like to find love, be in love, and lose love in 2014?

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Question 3: Let's talk about dating in 2014 for a second. Specifically online dating, or being matched up, where you are talking to someone through messaging, texting, or email before deciding to meet. By the time you do meet in person, you know all about them - their childhood cat's name, their romantic history, and that they want to have three kids, not to mention the fact that you've already creeped them on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. You've seen photos of them at a Christmas party in 2008, on their trip to Peru, everything! When you do meet, it's kind of a letdown. The feeling of discovery is gone. Experts are calling this phenomenon "Premature Escalation". Some people counter it by cutting down on the written chat and meeting in person right away, or by resisting the urge to do online forensics on the person (although really, that is a difficult thing to resist, am I right?). So we want to know: Where do you draw the line - how much is too much information before you've even met?

Question 2: Plenty an argument ends with one person saying "You said this!" and the other incredulously declaring "No I didn't! YOU said that!". Oh, how we long to be able to replay the argument and find out the real truth! Things like the audio-recording wristband Kapture, the Narrative Clip, a wearable tech that takes a photo every 30 seconds, and even the Sex With Glass app indicate that we're moving toward a world where all our interactions can be documented. But if you could document everything, would you? That's today's question. With the hopes of helping your relationship, would you wear a device that recorded all your interactions with your romantic partner?

Question 1: Tweeting during dinner, texting while watching a movie together? When is tech off-limits in your relationship?