So, we all know about the Facebook relationship status area... Here's my question: If you are married or in a serious relationship why would you not indicate that rather than just have no status?
If you are married and just on Facebook for networking purposes, why would it matter if you were married? Do you think you will make more "connections" if you leave your status "unknown"?
It would seem to me that perhaps the status is left blank so that you could always entertain the virtual flirting, etc. without any real guilt. You leave it up to others to make an assumption about your availability or lack thereof.
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As a fundamentally private individual -- shielded by an incredible degree of openness about things that don't matter to me -- I just don't think my relationship status is the business of the Facebook community.
ReplyDeleteI have been single for the entire time I have been on Facebook, yet I have never identified myself as such on the service. Why would I change this if/when I become involved with another? Granted, I do not use the site as another arrow in my dating quiver, and I suppose the analysis would differ if I did.
With the staggering quantity of information we sacrifice as a quid pro quo for participation in the modern world, I just think that whether I might be dating someone -- and the identity of that lucky female -- is for me and those with whom I deal in person.
I knew a married couple that had Facebook pages. He clearly stated he was married. On her page, it was full of information, but no status. They are getting divorced...I called that one right.
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