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Facebook Destroys Relationships

Posted By: C.J. Arabia on 01.24.11

Think your relationship is rock solid? Think it'll stand the test of time? What about the test of Facebook?

Most of us like Facebook because it helps us connect with our friends, but what seems innocent to most of us is causing a lot of problems for people in unstable relationships.

People who are in shaky relationships are often tempted to cheat as they hook up with new and exciting people on Facebook. They meet someone new, or an old flame, they're sick of the relationship they're in, next thing you know they're sending flirty messages and sexy photos and BAM - it's break-up time.

Even worse, in legal documents an amazing 80% of U.S. divorce lawyers are reporting that "social media evidence" is now being listed as one of the many reasons that marriages are busting up.

One in five splitting couples are actually listing Facebook BY NAME in their legal proceedings according to a survey from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. That's almost one quarter! And that figure only promises to rise.

Relationship counselors and lawyers have been telling bickering couples to stay away from Facebook and other social networking sites until they can figure things out. It just makes things uglier and more complicated. You don't have to go to a bar or a party to get in trouble anymore... trouble comes right into your home via your computer.

One divorce lawyer told reporters that she's handled 30 divorces since last May and every single one of them has involed Facebook. She went on to say, "Suspicious spouses have used it to spy and find evidence of flirting and even affairs, which have then led to break-ups."

So what does all this mean? I mean, would these relationships have stood the test of time even if Facebook didn't exist? I doubt it. Unfailthful people will find ways to be unfailthful, and people who want out of a relationship are going to find the excuses and evidence they need with or without Facebook.

What do you think about this? Have you lost a relationship to Facebook? Have you cheated on someone you were in a relationship with via Facebook? Do you think that Facebook is a dangerous place for couples? Tell us what you think in the comments below!

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Tags: break-up, divorce, facebook, relationship, relationships, ruin

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RichieCSWolf

45 weeks ago

* cause a lot of problems. Because of ex's, strangers, flirters, or just plain stupid people facebook is just no good, no good for couples, no good for friends, no good for singles, etc.

RichieCSWolf

45 weeks ago

* happened on facebook. Another problem is, like Britea said, is that some people just don't seem to have the ability to know someone's flirting with them, no matter how obvious it gets which can caus

RichieCSWolf

45 weeks ago

Yeah, facebook is a very dangerous place to be, for many reasons. But it seems to be specially risky when it comes to couples, I myself have had a couple of problems with my gf over things that happen

RichieCSWolf

45 weeks ago

ironic

64 weeks ago

lol, thats all true :D i found my fiance's photos with other girls on facebook, also he was like "i was at home that day" and then pics from party :E But he was stupid, so i dont blame facebook at all

yaha1313131313

69 weeks ago

FB a life ruiner. It puts all ur info in one place for anyone to be able to stalk you. I searched my full name in google images this morning and I got all sorts of private stuff...

ikke267

69 weeks ago

I don't have a relationship or facebook

Magalink

69 weeks ago

@Britea not to be rude at all, but girl if you want advice get it from your friends, not from a bunch of strangers from the internet. If your relationship is so serious then why do you worry?

Britea

69 weeks ago

I don't want her getting in between us*

Britea

69 weeks ago

Should I worry...? She has a crush on him again and she lives closer to him than I do... I don't want to be controlling but he's gonna go bowling with her soon... I don't want her getting in between u

Britea

69 weeks ago

He talks to his ex because they're friends... But recently she's been flirting with him SO BADLY via FB and he's too stupid to notice apparently.

Britea

69 weeks ago

Umm... Can somebody comment back to me? My boyfriend and I are in a really serious relationship but it is somewhat long distance. With the horrible weather I haven't been able to see him recently... H

Magalink

69 weeks ago

I get a lot of flirting via facebook, or comments with double meaning or my boy friends openly comment about certain parts of my body... luckily my boyfriend doesn't pay attention, he knows it's all s

AgentZero_rules

69 weeks ago

I remember that my professor told me that he heard about one couple getting divorced because the husband killed his wife's character in World of Warcraft. What has happened to our world?

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69 weeks ago

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Albus Dumbledore

69 weeks ago

She broke up with me by setting her relationship status to single. Seriously.

rmxpokeman

69 weeks ago

@Urbanchick
LOL what a moron.
@CountessMommy
The thing is, a lot of the agony wouldn't occur if the medium, facebook, wasn't there.

kacyh7

69 weeks ago

if anything i find facebook helpful.. there i can just creep girls he talks to a lot to figure out if its worth worrying about

urbanchick

69 weeks ago

Ha, I knew this. Because of MySpace and Facebook, I found out my boyfriend was cheating on me (2 different times). Mostly because he was stupid and posted pics with him and the girls.

CountessMommy

69 weeks ago

Stuff like this is why this world is so messed up. People ruin thier own relationships. Facebook just makes it easier to find out the crap the other person is doing. Stop blaming things and hold peopl

mbennett09

69 weeks ago

fb.

mbennett09

69 weeks ago

Well, I do know a couple that broke up because her husband contacted my aunt via fb and was trying to get her to sleep with him. But, it was switched over to texting next. Sooo, he didn't really need

kandykorn4

69 weeks ago

I agree with what you guys said its not facebooks fault people who are a cheater or are in an unstable relationship are going to find a way wether its on facebook or not there are cell phones too are

chriss_94

69 weeks ago

it's no the first time

rmxpokeman

69 weeks ago

I'm not surprised at all. Except for the fact it's taken people this long to realize this. XD

annerrz

69 weeks ago

other reasons why i dislike fb :/ lol

cityofglassX3

69 weeks ago

process of being divorced now. parents -__________-

cityofglassX3

69 weeks ago

true! my parents relationship wasn't ever that great but they still managed. they both got Facebook at the same time but then my dad would never accept my mom's facebook friend request, they're in the