Hmmmm...don't mind me,I was just musing over my experience with social media since 2009, when this topic hit me like a bayonet, hehehehe.

We are in an era where our whole world is being influenced not only from within but also from without, by the advancement in technology which brought about the internet and subsequently the social media. Since then,the marriage institution has been under all manner of threats; not only physically but also virtually. It's imperative to take a look at how social media is affecting relationships and marriages
especially.

On the good side,it has helped to keep relationships alive as it serves as a very cheap means to keep in touch with loved ones through chats,sharing of pictures and other media. Just as it could be fun,it could also be very addictive and take up attention of any of
parties in a relationship from each other as they compete to share
their lives with other people using the very same social media.

Have you checked a typical lady's facebook account? Have you
tried inspecting  the number of friends she has? If you have,you would readily observe that they always have far more friends than the male folks,and a very large proportion of such friends are usually guys by the way. The same applies to the guys too,they usually have more female than male friends on facebook.

Well,here's where am going with this,a lot of flirting takes place on
social media,especially between people who have never met in real life.  This goes on irrespective of the relationship status of those involved. It starts as a harmless
flirting here and there but more often than not,it leads into something else such that those involved usually end up meeting for a date which could lead to a fling or a relationship.

A lot of relationships nowadays are cultivated via social media and sometimes,even lead to marriage. From my little experience,I observed that you can convince any lady to go out on a date with you irrespective of her relationship
status,if you can exercise some patience,persistence,use of right
words and good timing.

To the issue of whether a married lady should remain active on social media,it's neither here nor there. A married lady could have very good reasons for remaining active on social media even after getting married cos for one,she could be using it as a means of connecting with her friends,both old and new,and also for work or
business purposes. Well,i think for such a married lady to minimize
problems such as suspicion of infidelity that could arise from active use of social media,she should be very open with husband  or partner by freely allowing him access to her social media accounts and by also discussing new or old friends she meets on social media platforms with him. A married
lady should also be wary of supposed harmless flirtations with her male friends as this could easily be misunderstood,and she may not be in full control of the outcome.

Active with limit.

Well if she still wants to, it's usage should be limited. And her profile should clearly state married to limit some advances at her.

yes,no big deal!

no big deal....

I dnt agree wit d poster above me....dia shuld b limit 2 her bin active on social medias if she wanna keep her home nd stil want 2 retain d trust her husband has 4 her....#myopiniontho#

Her choice...

Social Media like Nairaland? Yes

Facebook? Not ideal.... Should be limited cos children full Facebook

Twitter and the likes are still manageable.


#myopinion

Samiceman:
Social Media like Nairaland? Yes

Facebook? Not ideal.... Should be limited cos children full Facebook

Twitter and the likes are still manageable.


#myopinion

True dat

keeping your marriage comes with a lots of sacrifices, as for being active on social media or not is also one of them. this depends on individuals, if you love ur marriage den you must cut down the rate to the nearest minimum and if you don't give a damn about your marriage then the sky is your limit, I mean keep active on social media....ur choice

Why is being active on social media an issue for married person and not for an unmarried individual?

A single female (and male) with rotten habits on social media will have rotten habits when married. If she (he) is expected to have good habits when married, she (he) should have good habits while single.

Stop all these "married woman/man should do this or have this" bla bla bla. Decent behaviour is the same for the married and unmarried.