Put yourself in Emma’s shoes: You’re scrolling on your phone and get a text notification that says, “Hey girly, your boyfriend said you guys would have a threesome with me, and I think he didn’t tell you about that.”

Would you (a) ignore the message or (b) look through his conveniently unattended phone?

If you chose (b), don’t feel too bad. Nearly 30% of American adults say it’s at least sometimes acceptable to look through a significant other’s phone without permission, according to a Pew Research Center survey .

“I have looked through many of my partners’ phones, and I definitely have quite a few stories,” said Emma, who didn’t want to include her last name to protect her privacy.

An age-old debate surrounding phone snooping has been revived by the July breakup between JaNa Craig a

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