Internet Addiction: Dealing With Withdrawal

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 11/17/11

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nytimes.com:

Shortly after my girlfriend and I decided to rent a New Hampshire summer house together in 2007, we made a vexing discovery: Internet access wasn't going to be possible.

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