Relationship Status: It's Complicated

Back in the day where technology was irrelevant and people actually communicated in person and didn't become one with technology and social media, relationships were easy. Couples kept to themselves and didn't let their relationship be publicized for everyone to see. Those were the days, when a 'like' of someones photo on Facebook couldn't ruin a relationship, or when people didn't complain about how rude their boyfriend is with them. Nowadays, people are totally fine with putting their personal information up for everyone to see all over the internet. It's like these couples are using Facebook to make everyone see how happy they are and try and make you envy their relationship.

People feel like a validation of their relationship comes from 'making it official' on Facebook. It's like the saying goes, "If they don't make it official on Facebook, are they really even dating?". Obviously that is not a real saying, but sadly it's true. If someone these days doesn't display that their in a relationship on Facebook, people judge and wonder why someone would be so absurd to not want to display all their personal information on a social media website for everyone to see. 

What people don't realize is that this public display of affection can ruin relationships and MARRIAGES like no other. One slip up on a SNS can send the wrong message to your significant other and create miscommunication. We all know that the key to a healthy relationship is communication, and with social media creating typhoons where there should only be puddles, can break a relationship faster than glass hitting concrete. People love to cause drama where their should be none and that tends to happen a lot on social media, mostly involving some sort of relationship. My news feed gets destroyed by couples posing love letters to each other on their wall, or posting 1000 photos from their trip to the zoo, and in my opinion, they are getting out of hand and people really aren't realizing the true destruction that is happening before their very eyes. The more you post about each other, the worst of this couple is going to be. 

Solution to this relationship epidemic? STOP POSTING. Once you stop stalking your boyfriend or girlfriends Facebook page, and stop updating the virtual world every minute on what you two are doing, the happier and more close you will become with your said significant other. And yes, if you don't want to update your relationship status on Facebook, you are normal. You should be proud that you have overcome the 'publicity bug' and allowed yourself to not be overcome by this urge.