commentary RSS  The Kinsey of Clicking  Momus Email 06.06.06
Last week, for a day, I became "the Kinsey of clicking."
Explaining that I was preparing an article for Wired News, I
asked coupled-up readers of my blog Click Opera whether -- and
exactly how -- they surfed together. The response was, as they
say, overwhelming. Within hours I had over a hundred long,
revealing, funny, intimate and articulate confessions from co-
habiting couples -- married and unmarried, gay and straight --
about the way they use the internet together.  On my clipboard
were some questions I wanted to ask couples who surfed. Let me
read you a few to get you in the mood. (Hang on, I'll just
unbutton this lab coat.)    • What are the effects of
information addiction on your life together?    • Is the
internet age less cozy and communal than the TV age?   • Do
today's couples cuddle on the sofa when they're surfing, legs
entangled, laptop lids touching?   • Might the "virtual personal
space" of a laptop screen be a lifesaver for a cou