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People use social network sites to communicate with the people that they know and express themselves and voice their thoughts.
Facebook has subcautiouslybecome a world wide dating service without any intention
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Do you feel social media has a strong impact on
relationships today?
“Most people use social network sites to with the people that they know,”
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Social media has become the X factor of relationships not only has it become a “pre” date experience in itself, it has become the reason to keep or leave
your partner
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Those that displayed their
significant other in their profile
picture and were listed as “in a
relationship” were more likely to stay together and less
likely to have cheated when she checked back with them six months
later.
How people displayed their relationships on Facebook-through things like a relationship status or including a partner in their profile picture were associated with differing levels of commitment. Image: Elvert Barnes (Flickr)
“Source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruined Dating(and
breaking up too)”
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Which leads to constant fighting and
problems between
both partners
What you say and do on these sites stick and
determine who people see you as
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Being able to see your facebook along with
other sites allow possible partners and friends to
judge you
Seemingly insignificant PDFAs (public displays of Facebook affection) such
as choosing to include your partner in your profile picture and listing your
relationship status reflected how committed
people really were IN REAL LIFE.”
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“Source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruined Dating(and
breaking up too)”
People feel more pressure from friends and family to stay together when they
have their partner in profile picture and relationship
status
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“Source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruined Dating(and breaking
up too)”
“At each stage of a relationship, even before it really begins and when it needs to end, Facebook has
created a whole new slew of obstacles and awkward conversations that previously didn’t exist for people in
the dreadful world of dating.”
“Source: Allison McCann, How Facebook Ruined Dating(and breaking up too)”
Facebook has become one of the primary dating services without any intention
The constant access along with the billions of people registered allows
for the perfect playing field
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Social Media also plays a role
in self image and
style
Taking “Selfies” and pictures requesting acceptance
subconsciously
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(Flickr)
Texting and e-mail and posting let us present the self we want to be. This means we can edit. And if we wish to, we can delete. Or retouch: the
voice, the flesh, the
face, the body. Not too
much, not too little — just right.
“Source: SHERRY TURKLE, The Flight From Conversation”
Sites that modify pictures like
Instagram and Photoshop help
the appeal of people online
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False Images
Can Social Media help benefit Relationships?
Facebook is a positive factor for young people in the dating aspect. It allows you to acquire information about a potential partner.
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Facebook allows for “slower progression,” Fox and her colleagues write, “as liking could be developed over time before the gamble of asking someone out.” Conversely, if
a potential mate is of no interest, turning down their friend request is simple, easy, and much more
comfortable—for both parties—than telling someone “I’m not that into you.”
“Source: Tom Jacobs, I Now Pronounce You FBO: Facebook Official,”
Creates and explores Initial attraction
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Facebook and social media in general allow people to get to know
something about you initially before even meeting you.
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Which eliminate any possibility of “Butterflies” on a
first date
Is Social Media good for the progression relationships or
merely one of the causes that prevent growth and structure?
“All images are licensed under the creative
commons agreement and are sourced from Flickr.”
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