{"id":65,"date":"2017-01-10T14:11:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T14:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/charlotteslaney\/?p=65"},"modified":"2017-01-22T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T17:45:37","slug":"65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/charlotteslaney\/2017\/01\/10\/65\/","title":{"rendered":"A world full of wonderfully weird relationship apps."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi again…<\/span><\/h3>\n

Having previously discussed the history of technology and long distance relationships this blog post is focusing on the issue of being able to constantly be in contract with your other half miles away because of the many relationship apps available and how often you should talk on them.<\/p>\n

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With eve\"img_0671\"ry relationship being different and having different circumstances it\u2019s had to draw a line where you can over all say this amount of time talking is healthy or unhealthy. For those lucky enough to live and work in the same towns and cities talking everyday may seem bizarre or too much but for couple\u2019s long distance it\u2019s sort of second nature. Talking to your partner long distance becomes part of your daily routine which without could make the relationship near enough impossible. \u00a0As you can see in this article<\/a><\/span> and from personal experience I\u2019m sure you can understand that everyone needs time on their own and with friends and family thus creating the how question how often do we talk? How long do we talk for? What devices do we use to connect with? We all need space and time away from our partners and being long distance is no different.<\/p>\n

Relationship Apps<\/span><\/h4>\n

I touched briefly in my last blog post on the many weird and wonderful apps available for phones in this technological age that are essential for long distance relationships. The plus side to this is we can not only talk on the phone to our significant others but send texts, pictures, videos pretty much anything you can think of. There\u2019s the obv\"img_0631\"ious apps like facetime and snapchat that connect lovers from miles apart and the not so obvious (most of which I hadn\u2019t even heard of until researching). This technology is great as it bridges the gap between seeing your other half but when do we draw the line, when does being in contact with someone far away become too much. With being able to link your calendars together to know what both of you are up to in the week and being able to check your lovers exact location on find friends at what stage does it go from being sweet and innocence to kind of stalkerish.<\/p>\n

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Kissenger<\/span><\/h4>\n

Some of the apps used aren\u2019t only stalkerish but a little weird.\u00a0 Half of me can\u2019t believe I hadn\u2019t looked into these kind of apps before. I mean I\u2019ve been long distance with my boyfriend pretty much a year on and off. I\u2019m not sure how many I\u2019d actually use but from the ones I\u2019ve seen the clingiest by far would probably be an app called kissenger.<\/a> <\/span>In essence it sounds kind of sweet? I guess. It\u2019s an app with a device that attaches to your phone for when you want to kiss your boyfriend or girlfriend electronically miles away. Anyway the idea is you plug this device into your phone and kiss the silicone pad whilst your partner also presses their lips against their silicone pad plug in too. See what I mean when I said how far is too far. I mean it\u2019s a great idea that you can essentially kiss your partner through the phone something we\u2019ve all been wondering how to do since 2008 when Soulja Boy Tell’em<\/a><\/span> started rapping about it. But I\u2019m pretty sure this is an example of how technology has gone too far for long distance couples although you never know in a couple of years this could be the new cutting edge technology.<\/p>\n

Down to you.<\/span><\/h4>\n

To keep relationships balanced there has to be a cut off point for talking or seeing each other constantly but long distance relationships aren\u2019t easy and there\u2019s a lot more effort and time required on them then normal ones. You can\u2019t just walk to your boyfriend or girlfriends house to see them and spend time together. The only option we have is to video chat or call and once you get into the swing of things the routine of talking and seeing each other develops. We find the right amount for all of us and that\u2019s probably the most important thing to take away from this, that as long as it suits the both of you and you aren\u2019t constantly connected you should be just fine.<\/p>\n

Char.\u00a0\u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi again… Having previously discussed the history of technology and long distance relationships this blog post is focusing on the issue of being able to constantly be in contract with your other half miles away because of the many relationship apps available and how often you should talk on them.   With every relationship being…<\/p>\n

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