HW8: Go move and skip the drama. ;)

The drama of people who are experiencing heart aches are no longer new to any one who has a Facebook account.  So, being one of the many who has an account – and is a constant user – on Facebook, I have seen different types of dramas.

Anyways, as I am browsing through Facebook just to see the usual dramas on it, I decided to just find and do something worth more of my time.  I succeeded, and found an infographic article entitled “Social Media’s Effect on Romantic Relationships” by Diana Adams on Bit Rebels.

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I enjoyed reading the post. Well, I can think of two reasons why I enjoyed it: (1) it was infographical – which is not really a usual thing – and (2) funny but full of sense informations are indicated – no unnecessary dramas, just facts.

According to the article, social media now plays a role on relationship developments. In which I agree.  Maybe our generation would be the one who could really tell which is better – the traditional style or the modern style.  However, social media – especially Facebook – has been one of the most commonly used sites wherein people gather and share anything – even various comments on the simplest ideas – publicly.

Having an account on any social networking site allows one to share his/her life publicly to the world.  Even though he/she may say that his/her profile’s on private, his/her way of sharing things are still considered on public.  Moreover, these simple sharing of thoughts (or ideas) through social networks would be the way to meet their fate – their destiny.

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Many Americans – and now also Filipinos – have been signing up for accounts on dating sites to meet different people and be able to interact and/or meet someone whom they never thought would be a very important person in their lives.

According to the infographic of Ms. Adams, 30 million adults from the US have friends who found spouses and long-term partners online.  Although, social media does not only play a role on the beginning of each relationships.  It also takes part on break ups or even divorce of marriage.

As I have said, break ups and heart aches are the most common drama on Facebook.  I have many friends who are ranting on Facebook, and in the next minute have already changed their relationship status from “in a relationship” to “it’s complicated”.  Also, in the infographic that I have read, it says that some divorce lawyers have been checking or looking into Facebook for evidences to be used in the proceedings.  Also, stated in the infographic, social media is a divorce lawyer’s goldmine as described by Ms. Adams.

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As always, I believe that whatever result social media may cause to one’s relationship, it is dependent on the person’s decisions.  If he/she decided to make an account on social networking sites and post every little thing he/she does, then he/she must be whole-heartedly ready for the consequences that it may bring him/her – may it be good or bad.  He/she must have to deal with it and later on learn from his/her own experiences. :)

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