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Are You a Cyber Widow?

(Questionnaire)

By Family Editorial Team

July 24, 2005

To my dear husband......

I am sending you this e-mail letter so that you will be sure to read it. Please forgive the deception, but I thought you should know what has been going on at home since your computer entered our lives two years ago. The children are doing well. Tommy is 7 now and is a bright, handsome boy. He has developed quite an interest in the arts. He drew a family portrait for a school project. All the figures were good, but yours was excellent! The chair and the back of your head are very realistic. You would be proud of him.

Does your husband spend more time with his computer than he does with anyone at home? Are you and the children left to fend for yourselves? Are you a cyber widow? If you have to think twice before giving your answer, then first try this questionnaire. Answer each question with Yes, No, or Sometimes.

1. Does your husband stay online longer than 5 hours ?

Yes

No

Sometimes

2. Does he neglect household chores to spend more time online ?

Yes

No

Sometimes

3. Does he often prefer the excitement of the Internet to intimacy with you?

Yes

No

Sometimes

4. Does he always form new relationships with fellow online users?

Yes

No

Sometimes

5. Do you always complain to him about the amount of time he spends online?

Yes

No

Sometimes

6. Does he prefer to check his e-mail before something else that he needs to do?

Yes

No

Sometimes

7. Does his job performance or productivity suffer because of the Internet?

Yes

No

Sometimes

8. Is he secretive when you ask him about what he does online?

Yes

No

Sometimes

9. Does he act annoyed if someone bothers him while he is online?

Yes

No

Sometimes

10. Does he lose sleep due to late-night log-ins?

Yes

No

Sometimes

11. Do you always hearing him saying "just a few more minutes" when he is online?

Yes

No

Sometimes

12. Do you always try to cut down the amount of time he spends online and fail?

Yes

No

Sometimes


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