Technology makes the heart grow fonder ...
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Technology helps bring married couples closer together even though the use of electronic devices can be a source of tension, a US survey showed yesterday.
The Pew Internet survey found 21 percent of married or partnered adults felt closer to their spouse or partner because of exchanges they had online or via text message.
One in four of the couples surveyed said they texted their partner when they were both home together and 9 percent have resolved an argument online or by text message that they were having difficulty resolving in person.
But the survey also found technology was a source of tension for some couples.
Twenty-five percent of cell phone owners in a marriage or partnership said their spouse or partner was distracted by their cell phone when they were together.
And 8 percent said they argued with their spouse or partner about the amount of time one of them was spending online.
Distraction
The trends appeared magnified among younger adults surveyed, Pew found.
The survey found 42 percent of 18-29 year olds with cell phones in serious relationships say their partner has been distracted by their mobile phone; but 41 percent in the age group said they felt closer to their partner because of online or text conversations.
“Technology is everywhere and our relationships are no exception,” said Amanda Lenhart, a Pew researcher and lead author of the report.
“And for younger adults and those in newer relationships, tools such as cell phones and social media were there at the beginning and play a greater role today for good and for ill.”
The survey also found two out of three people in a marriage or committed relationship shared a password to one or more online accounts with their partner.
Some 9 percent of adult mobile phone owners surveyed said they have sent a sext — or sexually suggestive image — of themselves to someone else, up from 6 percent in 2012.
And one in five cell owners have received a sext of someone else they know on their phone, up from 15 percent who said this in 2012.
The report is based on a survey of 2,252 US adults.
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