Posts Tagged ‘Social media’

Public Exposure: Facebook and Marriage

Posted in Communication, Divorce, tagged on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A friend recently shared the story of her brother’s divorce: he thought he was happily married, his wife was having an affair. They separated, and despite a brief attempt to work things out, their marriage ended over a year ago. “She’s still my friend on Facebook,” my friend told me. “And sometimes I go to more »

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How Facebook Gets Marriage Wrong

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on January 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Take a look at your friends Facebook photo albums: see any unhappy marriages there? Probably not. Now think about what you know of their relationships, or, even more simply, the national divorce statistics. Does Facebook present a realistic portrait of marriage and family? Of course not: on Facebook everyone looks good, standing next to your more »

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