“I’ll just give them a call.” It is a phrase that may become obsolete when you consider only 1 in 10 Generation Z Aussies would prefer to talk to their friends and family via a phone call Research conducted by CommBank and telco provider More has revealed that 90 percent of Gen Z are anxious about speaking on the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, “Jana,” and I have been together for 18 years. We live in a small community. About a year ago, a young single guy moved in next door. Jana and “Aiden” took an immediate liking to each other. She’s 64, and he’s 35. Aiden is on permanent disability, has never had a … Read more
Baffled by an upside-down smiley face? Join the club! The “woman tipping hand” emoji was among the most confounding for people across the country, according to a study conducted last month which also put the “money with wings” and “nail polish” icons at the top of the list. “I have no clue what people mean … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together six years. We are both divorced. We plan on being married in six months. He’s a perfect partner except for one thing. Every holiday, he jumps out of bed in the morning and takes his phone with him into the bathroom. There he texts his ex-wife … Read more
One wrong number landed this caller to Mr. Right. Over a decade ago, Brenda Rivera Stearns was just trying to send a friend a text when she accidentally typed in the number of her now-husband Isaiah Stearns. “I sent a Bible scripture message to all of my contacts, which at the time I didn’t have … Read more
When the 65 high schoolers who attend Buxton boarding school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, resumed in-person learning in the fall of 2020, Head of School Peter Beck noticed that the kids had lost something important. After months of remote learning due to the pandemic, kids no longer knew how to interact with one another. “The students … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I don’t cry when friends or close relatives pass away, which embarrasses me and makes me feel guilty. I do feel empathy, though. I cry only when a pet has died. What’s wrong with me? — DRY-EYED DEAR DRY-EYED: No one can predict when they will be moved to tears, so please quit … Read more
Despite being super handy, emojis have recently gotten the thumbs down. From hieroglyphs and rune stones to stop signs and the fraught eggplant, human beings have long used icons as shorthand. As our most recent companions to written language, emojis have been used as slang for sex acts and the dealing and doing of illegal … Read more
Fitness influencer Steph Claire Smith has spoken of the moment she accidentally sent a nude photo to her parents. The Keep It Cleaner co-founder only meant to send the picture to her now husband Josh Miller. Smith’s podcast with business partner Laura Henshaw had segment discussing “mortifying moments” this week. “I’m fairly sure it’s up there with … Read more