Social networks like Facebook and Myspace can be a great thing. They keep you updated on your friends and family, inform you of news from your favorite artists, brands or businesses and provide a fun and interactive way to keep or get in touch with just about anyone. However, with all the access to personal information, social networks can become a covert op or battlefield for relationships.
Recently, AskMen.com wrote an article suggesting that sometimes people—specifically women– do some crazy things with their profiles. Everything from setting up a fake profile to keep tabs on an ex, posting manipulative photos of themselves or embarrassing photos of a former flame, to posting passive-aggressive status updates. Relationships (and breakups) are hard, and sometimes the availability of public communication and the urge to constantly check-up on someone or make a person jealous may threaten to overpower your sense of rationality.
However, women aren’t the only ones making a mess of their social networking profiles. Cosmopolitan’s response to AskMen suggests men can be just as guilty as women. They might handle it differently, but they’re not free from bad social networking behavior.
Cosmopolitan’s article highlights annoying things men do specifically on Facebook. From hiding their relationship status to detagging perfectly normal photos of themselves and even asking women out via wall posts. Is it really too much work to actually call a person you’re interested in these days?
What do you think? Are social networks used more for evil than good when it comes to relationships? Leave us your thoughts and comments below.
