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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by Nobody: 8:55am On Oct 31, 2014
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[size=15pt]7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media[/size]

I’ve dated, been in a relationship, had my heartbroken and went through an ugly custody battle all without sharing any of it on social media.

The most challenging part about it is being with someone who you truly love and care about that doesn’t understand why you don’t profess your love for them on social media. It seems like in 2014, people value what you do on social media more so than what you do in real life!

In my experience posting about your relationship only causes a lot of issues, here are the first seven I could think of. Feel free to leave any I forgot to mention below.

1. It Gives Haters and Frenemies an opportunity to “prey” on your significant other - Once you upload an “usie” and you’ve tagged your “bae” your followers go follow and friend request your new boo. Now they are looking through photos of him/her making an assessment of who they are, trying to find something bad to say about them and finally some may go to the extent of flirting with them online to try and get them to engage!

2. It Makes Public What Is Meant To Be Private – In my opinion romance is one of those things that is meant to be private! Of course, to each their own, but it just seems that once you change your relationship status the force of Facebook is against you.

3. It promotes drama! Yes the drama, it gets deep and messy! – Even if you only have a few Facebook friends, You never know who is friends with your Facebook friends or who might take a screenshot of something you post and share it. I knew Facebook was a hot mess when I seen an old friend from my childhood posting photos with my friend from high school’s baby daddy. I didn’t pick up the phone to talk about it but later on in my timeline the two girls were going back and forth! Needless to say, if she would have kept her relationship off of Facebook they may have made it! #DoinTooMuch

4. It invites your ex’s into your new relationship – Once you put your new relationship online your ex’s are bound to catch wind. Yea, of course you may want to rub it in their face especially if you’re doing better. But do you really want your ex inboxing your new significant other? Do you really want to taint your new relationship with that type of negativity and chaos?

5. It Can Cause a Competitive Element In Your Relationship – A friend of mine got into an argument with his girlfriend because she claimed he didn’t post as many pictures of them together on his page as she did. Really?

6. It can harm your following – If the primary use of your page is to promote your career (like mine) your supporters may have mixed feelings about you posting “usies” with your new boyfriend or girlfriend. I have even seen up and coming artists and athletes lose followers over this. Let’s just be honest, especially for artists, a lot of your fans don’t care to see all of that mushy stuff!

7. It creates a major dilemma if you break up – Do you keep the pics up or do you take them down? Now you have a permanent online footprint that you were with this person. How do you explain them to the next person you are with (trust they will ask about them!) and finally, how tacky is it to showcase your new relationship every 6-12months? What? I’m just sayin’

Source: Georgia's Juice

So what do you guys think?

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Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by 3coins(m): 9:53am On Oct 31, 2014
i agree.especially the break up part
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by izaray(f): 9:57am On Oct 31, 2014
You really made a point here!
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by nanauju(f): 10:09am On Oct 31, 2014
no 5 is so correct
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by major466(m): 10:23am On Oct 31, 2014
I I agree with the points listed here. Lots of people advertise their relationship online. Not advisable especially in a world were people can take advantage of it and use it against you.
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by Nobody: 11:00am On Oct 31, 2014
Primarily,it is childish..
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by muaa(f): 12:10pm On Oct 31, 2014
Seconded
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by MrTeymee(m): 5:48pm On Oct 31, 2014
Thirded..
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by tosyne2much(m): 5:50pm On Oct 31, 2014
Forth-ded

This is worthy of FP

*** oya Mods do the needful***
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by Nobody: 7:54pm On Oct 31, 2014
I strongly agree on this one,some even go to the extend of snatching each other boyfriend and girlfriend on fb,i don't like Facebook since 1960
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by megabyte2(f): 8:33pm On Oct 31, 2014
It's a childish act to be doing that, I strongly agree with all the reasons listed above.
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by Nobody: 12:41pm On Nov 03, 2014
prettythicksme:
I strongly agree on this one, some even go to the extend of snatching each other boyfriend and girlfriend on fb ,i don't like Facebook since 1960

shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by ERCROSS(m): 12:50pm On Nov 03, 2014
P.D.A
[ public display of affection] undecided




Grown ups don't do that...
sad sad
Re: 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Flaunt Your Relationship On Social Media by amakufrancis(m): 2:19pm On Nov 03, 2014
True talk.

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