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Deleting Relationships In The Digital World, Sharaf Rehman, Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson
Deleting Relationships In The Digital World, Sharaf Rehman, Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson
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As women become financially independent and capable of supporting themselves and their children, they are finding it easier to correct their poor choices in mate-selection, i.e., poor interpersonal relationships and marriages. Nearly half of the marriages in the U.S. terminate either in permanent separation or divorce. The divorce rates among the Baby Boomers and members of Generations X and Y are equally high. For the older generations, the socially accepted way to end a relationship was through a face-to-face conversation but not necessarily so for the younger generation. The use of online dating, connecting through the internet, and cultivating relationships …