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Social Media has changed our lives so much! If we want to share some news with people and do it quickly, we post it on facebook or twitter. Our big announcement will be out there for all of our followers or friends to see. There?s no need to make 500 phones calls to friends and family members anymore.
Tiger Woods made it facebook official or FBO as I like to call it with Olympic Skier Lindsey Vonn. He used facebook as a way to let the world know that he?s in a committed relationship. He showed off multiple pictures with Vonn on his page and added this status. ?This season has been great so far and I?m happy with my wins at Torrey and Doral. Something nice that?s happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating. We thank you for your support and for respecting our privacy. We want to continue our relationship, privately, as an ordinary couple and continue to compete as athletes.?
Making it FBO can be a huge deal. Once it?s FBO, it?s out there for the entire world to see or your social media peeps. People often comment when a person goes from being single to in a relationship via facebook. This update shows up on everyone?s new feed. And even if you happen to miss it, you may see it a few days later when a mutual friend comments on the good news. Your changed relationship status news can spread like wildfire. But sometimes this isn?t always a good thing.
I am someone whose broken off two engagements in the age of social media. Ugh-there?s nothing worse than all the messages, texts, calls, etc one gets after the broken heart shows up on your profile. It?s this broken heart symbol that let?s everyone know that your relationship, engagement, or marriage is over. And it?s even worse when you are someone who constantly seems to be changing your relationship status. BTW-that?s not me! But we all know that person. Blah is in a relationship with blah blah on Monday. Then Blah is single 2 weeks later. And then 2 more weeks go by and Blah is now in a relationship with a different blah blah. How crazy does that look?
Before social media and our need to share every detail of our lives with anyone who wanted to listen, our lives were much more private. We could choose who we wanted to share big announcements with. If we got dumped two weeks after getting engaged, we could control the information flow. Sure people will always talk and news will spread, but not the way it does with social media. Once it?s on facebook, everyone knows!
So how do you avoid being embarrassed once your relationship goes from being facebook official to non existent? Don?t change your status. Many relationships lasted in the past with out this FBO stigma. You can simply keep your status single. And if the person you are with gets all bent out of shape, you can just choose not to have a relationship status on your profile. I think that?s the safest way to go! Because anyone who really matters will know your status. And the other people that have access to your profile will probably get it when they see all the cute pics of you and your boo on facebook.
I?ve made a promise to myself to not change my status. I plan on hiding my status in fact until I get married one day. And then I may not officially make the FBO leap until it?s been a year. People are so flaky and relationships come and go. I refuse to make a fool of myself just for the sake of someone else?s feelings. I?ll update my status when I am good and ready!
What?s your rule of thumb for making it facebook official?
Source: http://kiss951.cbslocal.com/2013/03/19/the-problem-with-making-it-facebook-official/
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