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Bees I’ve Met in Real Life

Just in case you weren't aware, I blog for a website called Weddingbee. I am not as active as I used to be, as my wedding was a year and a half ago. However, I still visit the site all the time to cherish and cultivate all the wonderful friendships I have made with my fellow bloggers. Mr. & Mrs. Bee hosted a wonderful party last weekend and we all had a blast, as expected. A few of the bees and I were talking about how strange it is that we can all be in a room full of people we've only conversed with over the web and still feel the incredible amount of solidarity and kinship that we always...

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The Lonely Pregnant Woman

I got married at 27, a fairly young age in my group of friends. When I returned from my honeymoon, I suddenly felt like a pariah. You can't deny it - people treat you differently once you're married. Invitations to girls-night-outs slowed to a trickle. When you strike up a conversation with a man (even in a 100% platonic manner), people give you strange looks. Dinners with single friends became less and less common as dinners with other couples seemed to become more typical and expected. Do I no longer like to have fun? Am I a different person from the one pre-marriage? Now that I am pregnant, the loneliness has grown even more severe. The majority of my friends are still single, let alone...

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You’re No Longer My Internet Friend

Pregnancy hormones are not fun. I have been extra-sensitive lately with the littlest things setting me off. The latest in the series of dramas - some of which I'm sure are only in my head - involve a couple of internet friends. Recently I found out that someone I had considered a good friend (at least in internet standards) de-friended me on Facebook. I know she is still around, because I can see her commenting on others' status updates, photos, etc. However, now she has set her settings so that I do not even have the option of requesting to be her friend again, let alone shoot her a message to see if something's wrong. Now, I have just discovered that another...

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The 10 Levels of Intimacy in Today’s Communication

I saw this poignantly funny image in BuzzFeed today. I do, however, disagree with #7 - "Letter" - and petition to replace with with "Message Boards." Examining this with a bit more depth, I am reminded of one of my favorite Cracked articles, 7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable. If you haven't read it, go do it now. You will find a new appreciation for fresh air and good old-fashioned means of social interaction such as face-to-face conversations. What do you think? Has technology (sadly) taken over our lives? ...

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