Hello fellow COMM 100 classmates, I have three words for you today: Facebook relationship statuses.
In my opinion, the relationship status feature on Facebook is over used and makes things way more complicated than they should ever be in real life. One example of this is the status "It's Complicated." Every friend on your Facebook doesn't need to know if you have a complicated relationship with someone. Having that on your profile gives off a bad connotation to people who read it, as if teenagers in high school don't have to deal with the fishbowl effect enough. My biggest issue is that people these days do not regard relationships as highly unless they are "Facebook official." Once upon a time, the only people who needed to know if a relationship was real were the two people involved in it. Sure, they would tell their close friends and family if they wished, but they didn't need a happy pink heart declaring their commitment for each other on a public website to validate their love. Now, I am not saying couples don't have the right to post their relationships on their profiles. If you want to tell your Facebook friends, go for it. I am just pointing out that when something that personal is out in the open like that it makes it okay for other people to get involved. Everyone comments on the changed status when you get together, and then again if or when you break up. The most crushing thing that I have noticed is that often a couple will break up, and one of the two (usually the person who initiated the breakup) will rush to their computer to take down the relationship status. I don't know about you, but the last thing I want to worry about when I am freshly dumped is everyone asking if I'm okay... on my Facebook profile where everyone can see.
"That's all I got to say about that."
I agree with what you are saying about "It's Complicated." Things like that should be personal. I don't like when people are in pretend relationships with other friends on Facebook. It takes away from what a legitimate relationship is. I also don't like the "cheating with" option. I feel it is an unnecessary option that shouldn’t be there. When people are "Facebook Official" it is their way of showing others their commitment for each other. It tells others you are proud to be in a relationship and want it to last.
ReplyDeleteSomeone finally shares my thoughts! People are too reliant on Facebook relationships that they don't notice how much what they put down effects them in real life. That and I hate getting spammed with "I'm so happy for you!" and "What?! What happened?!" everytime my relationship changes. News flash to Facebook obsessers, there's more to life than your status online.
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree that the status about relationships is annoying. In my opinion the status about relationships is just for attention and praise from other people. I agree it should be the way it used to be; only the two in the relationship really should be involved. Facebook is a diary and people who are friends have access to all the business that posted. Very good Chelsea
ReplyDeleteI think the biggest problem with this is when the relationship status changes from in a "relationship" to "single." It creates so much drama and can even get out of hand when people comment. I remember reading an article online about a girl's brother who murdered the boy she had been dating because he was taunting her on Facebook and saying inappropriate things. Social media can be very dangerous when you have a keyboard and a screen instead of being face-to-face with someone; you'll say just about anything.
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