To think DH is unreasonable to threaten divorce over Twitter

[Manoodledo]

DH says that if I was tweeting famous people I fancy (as my sister does) it would be divorce! He's not entirely serious (I don't think). I must say I've been tempted, but is it really bad? Is it any worse than having various ex-girlfriends as friends on Facebook (as DH does)? It's not like I'm going to be starting a romance or running off with them. Or is it just sad?

Is he serious? Are you serious? Rather than tweeting 'slebs you fancy, couldn't you just have a glass of wine and get friendly with each other??

I'm not talking about tweeting to say i fancy them, that would be really sad, just that there are people I follow for various reasons, one of whom i confess I have a ridiculous crush on that I've considered tweeting...

It depends. Would you be happy if he did it?

YANBU. Does he take issue with you having 'real life' conversations too?

I thought you meant "@manoodledo I am divorcing you", which would be out of order. I couldn't take him seriously about you tweeting slebs though- surely he doesn't mean it?

Why would you want to stalk famous people?

I just dont ""get"" twitter at all.

Do I need to know ""A S'leb"" is having dinner? no!

Who is it you have a ridiculous crush on and want to follow?

It's a bit odd, tbh. I find Twitter very strange.

Shutupanddrive, not sure. He doesn't do Twitter. He is big into Facebook though and there are quite a few women who often reply to his posts, one of whom he did say probably fancies him(!) I can't say I'm that bothered.

how old do you have to be to get married these days? :)

YANBU to think that your DH is being U to threaten divorce.

YABU to follow Slebs on Twitter, as almost every single Sleb in Twitter is boring as hell.

Would not be bad OP to Tweet celebrities you fancy, Curious to know what you would say though

Your DH clearly doesn't understand Twitter!

Most "celebs" get thousands of @'s to every post they make.. chances of them responding to you are minimal..

Does he actually realise this?

My husband thought it highly amusing when I was so excited at one of my all time hearthrobs re-tweeting me, and replying to me...

Facebook and Twitter are poles apart... it took me ages to get into Twitter.. but I do quite like it.. it is much more anonymous and random than Facebook. You cant compare the two at all.

Ok, i get the message, I'm sad. And you're probably right mmelindor. For what it's worth I'm not talking about proper celebs, just people that I only know about because they've been in the public eye for something they do, e.g. music. I've seen fans practically begging people to acknowledge their birthdays, which makes me feel a bit ill it's so pathetic. That's not the kind of thing I'm talking about. I'm new to Twitter and curious about how people use it, who people follow, why and whether they tweet.

Try FB - I have no fucking idea why Roger Federer keeps posting photos on MY FB page - I cant recall ever liking him, I mean I do like him, I wouldnt kick him out on a cold night - but the bugger just keeps spamming me.

Thanks squeakytoy. Calmalamadown, not sure what I'd say either. I might consider commenting on a tweet if I had something relevant/amusing/intelligent (unlikely probably) to say, that's all.

Go for it, tweet whatever to whomever you want, if you're going to get into twittering you may as well have some fun!

Manoodledo
No, you are not sad, just typical new twitterer - I think that most of us start by following a few familiar names. I know I did. And then when I @ them, I was miffed that they did not reply. Till I realised that, as Squeakytoy says, they get hundreds of @ mentions a day. Or thousands, in the case of Justin Bieber.

I don't follow many slebs now cause they are not good value for money.

If he's serious he's a hypocrite. Even if his facebook friendships with exes and admirers are innocent (and they probably are, of course), they are real people who he could actually sleep with if he wanted to. I don't mean to slight you but I think the typical celebrity is probably a bit out of your league, you know? (as they are mine!) So it's obviously just fun.

MmeLindor, what sort of people do you follow now, if you don't mind me asking.

Rinabean, I don't think he's serious, he's just letting me know he'd be seriously unimpressed. I don't think he sees why I'd want to, but then he has very fulfilling work life, meeting lots of people every day, while I am pretty bored at home with a toddler and a school-age child and most days don't even leave the village and many a day speak to noone other than him and the kids. It's just a way of amusing myself (I'm not making myself sound any less sad am I? Actually I have a lot of hobbies and interests I just don't have much opportunity to pursue them.)

Oh, that is so true - I feel quite isolated in our village and my online conversations keep me sane. I don't think that those who are out working really understand how important social media can be for SAHMs.

I follow a lot of MNetters, some journalists and authors, loads of bloggers and a assortment of random folk who caught my eye.

Thanks MmeLindor, I must cast my net more widely.

If you follow me @mmelindor and have a look at my timeline - I have a lot of MNetters if you want to find them.

When you follow someone, have a look at who they follow to get some ideas of who to follow.