Kate G. Blackburn

There’s no playbook for how to navigate breakups in the digital age. Sean Gladwell/Moment via Getty Images

Social media always remembers – which makes moving on from a breakup that much harder

There was once a time when you could simply put old photos and love letters out of sight and out of mind. Editing your ex out of your digital life is a lot trickier.
Tanda-tanda hubungan yang merenggang dapat muncul dalam bentuk yang susah dilihat - seperti berubahnya gaya bahasa. Betsie Van der Meer via Getty Images

Memudarnya hubungan asmara bisa dilihat dari percakapan sehari‑hari – bahkan beberapa bulan sebelum para pasangan menyadarinya

Ahli psikolinguistik menganalisis lebih dari 1 juta unggahan dalam berbagai forum di Reddit selama setahun sebelum dan sesudah pengguna menceritakan tentang putusnya hubungan mereka.
Signs of a fraying relationship can appear in subtle ways. Betsie Van der Meer via Getty Images

Evidence of an impending breakup may exist in everyday conversation – months before either partner realizes their relationship is tanking

Psycholinguistic researchers analyzed more than 1 million Reddit posts a year before and a year after users posted about their breakup.

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