Asking the musical question: "Is there anything Facebook can't screw up?"
From Daily Tech :
Divorce-Online, a UK divorce website, conducted a survey consisting of 5,000 people in 2009 and 2011. The participants were asked a series of questions regarding their spouse's behavior, which included their online behavior.
According to the survey's results, 20 percent of behavior petitions in 2009 contained the word Facebook. In 2011, this number jumped to 33 percent.
Other social networking sites didn't reach that high of a percentage. For instance, Twitter was only at 20 percent in 2011, and the problem associated with the network is that spouse's used it to make comments about exes.
However, the reasons for listing Facebook on the behavior petitions were inappropriate messages sent to a person of the opposite sex, Facebook friends reporting spouse's behavior, and separated spouses posting harsh comments about each other.
Dorian brought this one in too. Although she concedes that social networking can put stress on a relationship, she says it's almost beside the point. "You don't have to be on them, but besides, if you find out that your husband was cheating on you on Facebook, he was probably cheating on you before that."
So Facebook just makes it easier to catch him. It's a feature, not a bug.
Dvorak admits that he's not on Facebook at all, but Dorian and Andrej both say it's an important part of their social lives, helping them stay in touch with people who are important to them, especially those who are geographically distant. Their only complaint is the people who clog up their walls with constant trivial status updates, concerning things like their kids' toilet training progress.
Eddie tends to stay off the site, except when he's single and looking for a date. Channeling Yogi Berra, he says "It's so crowded, nobody wants to go there anymore."
He also has a simple solution to the Facebook/divorce issue. "You shouldn't be on Facebook if you're married."
Dorian: I guess maybe when I'm married it won't be as important to me either.
Andrej: You'll be posting baby pictures.
Dorian: I might post baby pictures, but I would never update about every single thing my children do.
Andrej: Just wait...
