I got dumped via Facebook?
When I wake up in the morning, I don't like to talk, especially not before I've had my diet soda. Hence, I am not a fan of morning radio talk shows. However, this morning my attention was grabbed before I was able to flip over from FM to my "commute CD". Yes, I have one of those and no, I'm not going to tell you what it is. Although to be clear, if in the throws of launching my company's website, it consists of a CD made with 12 tracks of the Rocky theme song. But I digress.
Today the topic of conversation on this particular radio station was getting dumped virtually. I was floored by the number of people calling in and saying that they had been broken up with via Facebook. Can you imagine finding out that your relationship is over via your news feed? "{Insert your ex's name here} is now single." Really? Even a certified Facebook professional such as myself finds this ridiculous.
We've got an office full of savvy Facebook users. I am curious, do you know anyone who has been dumped via Facebook? In a population where both your 60 year old mother and your 6 year old cousin have Facebook accounts, what does this mean for the future of dating, relationships and even marriage?
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Dear Laura,
Because of your need to keep secrets (like CD identities) from me, I'm afraid we can't be together anymore. I'm sorry you had to find out like this, but, it's a brave new world. Be strong! We'll always have Tom Collins'!
Goodbye forever.
A part of me still can't believe we live in a time where I've had serious discussions about how to portray my relationship on a website. Scary, isn't it?
I've never met someone who's been broken up with through Facebook, but wow, that's even too cold for my website.
Although I have never known anyone to be virtually dumped, I have noticed that Facebook plays a large role in how serious people take their relationships.
For example:
*I have seen many arguments spark out of a person refusing to change their relationship status on Facebook and it has even led to breakups.
*Outsiders looking into a couples relationship via Facebook will judge the seriousness of a relationship based on photographs and other wall posts.
In a time where we spend more time talking online than face-to-face the rules of dating are changing rapidly.
Laura:
The flip side of that also amazes me. It's been awhile since it mattered to me (I'm sounding like an old coot at 33), but I'm floored when I hear people talking about getting asked out the first time through text/email/FB. Often as a last minute type of thing. How much can you depend on someone who can't call you up and set a time to meet just one day in advance?
And let me tell you something else about these kids today...
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