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A couple of decades ago, getting married or forming a long-term partnership with someone was fraught with headaches over physical and financial asset management. In our modern age, couples also have the (dis)pleasure of figuring out how to manage their common digital presence — data, media, accounts, subscriptions.
I met my now-husband in 2015 and, as our relationship evolved, our shared digital presence also went through three distinct stages. We’re now comfortably nestled in the joint Google account stage, and we find it works very well for us. At this point, this is the best recommendation I can give to people in long-term relationships. It’s a hassle-free solution to the problem of online sharing.
