Decidedly, Facebook sucks when it comes to relationships. It just does. I hate that something as silly as Facebook bothers me, but there's NOTHING good about Facebook and relationships. The reason for this mini-rant is that today one of my best friends wrote on an ex of mine's wall. Granted, she doesn't have a reason to dislike him other than that I do, but he was kind of a shit to me — so she should.
She apologized soon after. But friends and loyalty is a whole separate issue (note: be loyal. Men tend to do this better than women when it comes to friends. And women do it better than men when it comes to relationships. Terrible dichotomy.)
But seriously, Facebook relationships SUCK. We're all so technologically evolved that we have to actually have a Facebook relationship discussion now, which is bizarre, and to me, Facebook relationships are a serious. It's a worldwide, public declaration that you are TAKEN. But if you don't enter one with your gf/bf, they wonder why. What are you ashamed of? What are you HIDING?
Then you break up, and the whole world knows. And your ex comes up in your news feed, seemingly more than he or she ever did before. It's an annoying, constant reminder of the failed relationship. Plus, you have to keep yourself from the temptation of looking at his/her profile. Have they moved on yet? Are there any new flirty photos of them? Are they in another relationship?
And of course, you can't remove them as a friend. That looks immature.
So, bottom line — Facebook relationships have no benefits. As a rule, I don't enter them. Choose your own cyberpath wisely.
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Facebook relationships are a good thing. It shows your partner that you are committed. Many years ago you couldn't hide relationships as much as you can today. Facebook helps tell everyone you're off the market. Maybe you dislike them because you have a fear of commitment, or never want to be unavailable if a better steed crosses your path.
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