Dpsychologist: SOCIAL MEDIA IS QUIETLY BECOMING THE THIRD PERSON IN MANY MARRIAGES
One thing that genuinely worries me about this generation is how comfortable many people have become with exposing the most private parts of their relationships to complete strangers on the internet.
A husband and wife have a disagreement in the morning. Before they have even had the chance to sit down, calm down and discuss what happened, screenshots have already been uploaded, videos have been recorded, status updates have been posted, and thousands of people who know absolutely nothing about the relationship have been invited to judge, condemn and take sides.
What happened to resolving issues within the home first?
What happened to sitting down with the person you chose to spend your life with and having the difficult conversations that every marriage eventually requires?
What happened to protecting the dignity of your spouse even when you are angry with them?
What many people fail to understand is that social media is not a counselling centre. It is not a court of justice. It is not a place where people genuinely care about your marriage more than you do.
Most people following these stories are not emotionally invested in your happiness. They are entertained by the drama. They will leave comments, pick sides, throw insults, create assumptions, laugh at your pain, and then move on to the next trending topic as if your marriage never existed.
The sad reality is that many people no longer go online looking for solutions. They go online looking for validation. They are not asking, "How can we fix this?" They are asking, "Who can help me prove that I am right and my spouse is wrong?"
Once the comment section starts rolling in, objectivity disappears.
One group begins calling the husband toxic, wicked, useless and abusive.
Another group begins calling the wife disrespectful, manipulative and attention seeking.
Within a few hours, thousands of strangers have formed opinions about people they have never met based on a story they have only heard from one side.
What is even more concerning is how many people automatically assume that every story posted online is the complete truth. Life does not work that way. Relationships do not work that way. Most conflicts have context. Most arguments have history. Most reactions are connected to things that happened long before the camera was switched on.
When someone uploads a thirty second clip or writes a short paragraph about a disagreement, nobody watching truly knows what happened before that moment. Nobody knows the conversations that took place behind closed doors. Nobody knows the sacrifices both parties have made. Nobody knows the frustrations that may have built up over months or even years.
This is why mature people are always careful before rushing to judgment.
A marriage cannot survive when every misunderstanding becomes public content. Trust slowly disappears. Respect begins to erode. Resentment starts to grow. Before long, the couple is no longer solving problems together. They are performing for an audience.
Marriage was never designed to be governed by likes, shares, comments and reactions from strangers.
The strongest marriages are not necessarily those without disagreements. Every marriage has disagreements. Every marriage has moments of disappointment, frustration and misunderstanding.
The strongest marriages are those where both people understand that protecting the relationship is more important than winning public sympathy.
Not every argument deserves a Facebook post.
Not every disagreement deserves a live video.
Not every mistake deserves a public hearing.
Sometimes the person you should be talking to is not your followers, your online supporters or your comment section.
Sometimes the person you should be talking to is the same person sitting across from you at the dining table.
Because at the end of the day, when the comments stop, when the trends fade away and when the internet moves on to the next controversy, it is still you and your spouse who must live with the consequences.
A marriage that constantly seeks validation from strangers will eventually become a prisoner of strangers' opinions.
Think about that Nairalanders.
Parents of these generation, I wonder how they behave
newnigeriannew: When South East were in power and Niger Delta wanted the Niger Delta republic as they were being marginalised by the south east, the South East were the ones that stopped them.
"before Ojuku a south east man declared the republic of biafra in may 1967 Isaac adaka boro an Ijaw man had already declared the Niger delta republic in february 1966. boro had formed the niger delta volunteer force an armed militia with members consisting mainly of his fellow ethnic group declared the niger delta republic on february 23 1966 and fought nigeria's federal forces for 12 days but they were eventually defeated and then jailed by the Ironsi a south east man in the federal military government [and Ojuku a south eastern governor] for treason"
But it was Gowon from Kanke Local Government Area in Plateau State that later set boro free and boro later became a major in the Nigeria army and helped to tame the Biafra army.
The South East started the civil war because they wanted to take the lands and oil of the Niger Delta and their sea ports from the people that own the Niger Delta, because the Europeans came and created Nigeria and put some parts of the Niger Delta in the SE then and the south east coup of 1967 made Ojukwu the military governor of the SE region.
Food for thought No "The audacity". Agenda of NA exposed - persuading SE youths to join. These terrorists shouldn't be killed in retaliation, rather, rehabilitated and be compensated. Tell me is this 🌽 tree not a ZOO?
Isobug: To be fair nothing ole about this. Only that he doesn't want to be vigorous and ruthless about insecurities especially this Oyo own. No public statement, no visitation nothing nothing. He should have considered the children in captivity and act swiftly and ruthless but he chooses to keep politicking
YOU ARE WORSE THAN TINUBU One can't support Tinubu with functional brain, why?
betshopagent: Arsenal should be ashamed playing the way they did. Last time Chelsea played a final vs Psg , Chelsea attacked them continually and cleanly won by 3nill margin will arsenal played like division 2 club and still lost. 75% against 25% .that's an insult to modern era football.
Kwara United will get at least 30% ball possession.