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| Is Facebook ruining your relationship? |
Facebook is changing the world in ways Mark Zuckerberg never expected.
One
in three US divorce filings involving unreasonable behaviour last year
included the word Facebook, a Divorce Online survey recently revealed.
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The
findings are backed by research from the American Academy of
Matrimonial lawyers, which also found more than eight out of 10 lawyers
said there had been an increase in the role of social media in divorce
proceedings.
K Jason Kfrafsky, the author of the book Facebook and Your Marriage,
points to eight problems Facebook can create in relationships,
including getting back in touch with an old flame, or flirting on status
updates, pictures or pokes.
Facebook can also cause problems if people air their dirty laundry or over-share on the site.
"Using
Facebook to announce marriage problems, debate marital issues or rant
on a spouse is only going to make a conflicted relationship more
'complicated,'" he writes on the website Techlationships.
Developing
an over-dependence on the site, or spending more time with the animals
on Farmville than real-life ones, can also cause problems, Mr Kfrafsky
says.
"Unrealistically
comparing the new and exciting information people are posting online
with the drab and boring life from one's own real-time existence can
create all kinds of problems."
Mr Kfrafsky recommends couples discuss online boundaries for their relationship to safeguard against a Facebook-fuelled divorce.
