***CORRECTION!!!*** Xochi is not a Masters student/PhD candidate, therefore it is understandable they got confused while these episodes were recorded (out of order) and some details from last episode were accidentally included in this weeks episode: Turk did not reconnect with his ex girlfriend on FaceBook, he did not specify how or why they got back in touch. So just... use your imagination. xoxo -Xochi Welcome to Hey, Siri! A podcast about psychology, relationships, and -- most importantly -- piping hot tea. Sit down, take a sip, and remember to subscribe as... Resident pop culture expert, Xochi, and struggling PhD student, Siri, take you through the what? Why? And how? Of relationship research and what that means for your non-scientifically researched relationships. All of this research is coming out all the time, but academic literature can be intimidating and difficult to connect to “real life”. So let us do it for you! Siri will tell us all about what research is taking the psychology world by a storm! On today’s episode, she will tell us all about social media and its effect on relationships. Is it good? Is it bad? It’s probably bad. After hearing the research for and against the Metaverse, Xochi will guide Siri through the intense and amazing world of Sacred Heart Hospital and examine the relationship between Carla Espinoza and Christopher Turk. Are Online Behaviors Damaging Our In-Person Connections? Passive Versus Active Social Media Use on Romantic Relationships Selena Quiroz and Kristen Mickelson Published in the Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 2021