to find these FB status updates totally nauseating

[Whoneedssleepanyway]

just seen one celebrating an anniversary along the lines of "8 Happy Years today, go team us yay..! 12 years of love, 8 of marriage, we have done pretty well. Love you X"

Is is just me or are these totally nauseating....along the lines of hey everyone look how happy we are and how wonderful our life is.

I am probably going to get strung up as some miserable cow but just not sure why people feel the need to announce this stuff...wouldn't you celebrate this with your partner privately rather than pass on your love and congratulations via FB?

If you don't like people's status updates - why not just turn FB off and not go on anymore? It's not something you are forced to go on.

On my anniversary I may well comment on the fact - I'm never gushy tbh though, but may well comment on being married for so many years. Why is that so bad? Am I not allowed to happy about the fact?

I have also posted whilst on holiday or a day out, on a nice day or whatever - again not gushing just factual or saying I'm having fun. It takes approximately 30 seconds to do so and may well be done when I'm waiting in a cafe at the table, or sat watching DH and DD doing something, or sat in the car on way home or whatever.

Time out for 30 seconds or even a minute or two is hardly impacting on it or means I am not still having a great time with my family.

Just switch off or defriend someone if it bothers you so much!

I've blocked my BEST friend's status updates. They were putting me off her! She is totally sound in RL, but on FB she turns into a total knobber.

There is something about FB that brings out the twat in some folk.

it isn't the being happy bit that's nauseating, it's the showing off and the assumption that everyone is interested in your private life.

Facebook has bred a culture of over-sharing and the majority just accept that without question, just look at this thread if you want proof of that. Those that question it are deemed somehow odd or wrong.

Yet again, this thread reminds me how glad I am that I have nothing to do with facebook, twitter et al - it isn't just status updates that nauseate me, it's the whole concept.

It's fine to update about anniversaries etc as long as it doesn't make anyone want to vom. Facebook has provided a perfect tool to those who like to show off in reallife and no one likes a show off. I have 2 of these people on my fb and as they are close family I have to put up with it. It is a never ending stream of narcisistic drivel most of which bears no resemblance to the reality of the situation. I think they actually think people find it interesting but unsurprisingly they have no time for other people's fb drivellings.

I have a friend who posts lots of statuses like 'spent family time with my beautiful daughter today. Life is good!'
And
'took my prince out for the day with his friend. He is perfect, love him to bits'

She means every single word. She is not posting to boast. She just means it all. I know her, she is a great person and not at all the way you would assume if you looked at her posts from this angle.

I wish I could be more like her. She recently got though something that would have floored me with such optimism, I have so much respect for her.

Now my statuses tend to be more on the ranty side of loon, they must piss as many people off as the sickly ones described in the OP.

But it is what I use FB for.

I don't want to come off it, but thanks for the suggestion hulababy!

The more people post sick-making drivel/photos, the better. Bring it on!

(I do have some dear friends & they can put what they like.)

I could do with you on my FB MrsD as I tend towards the ranty loon as well.

At least I'd know there was another one out there.

Look everybody I'm having FUN

We have nutjob in our circle of fb 'friends'. Her status updates are so long you have to click 'read more'.............and then half the sodding screen comes up with the misery that is her life.

Personally I like reading them. They remind me that I have a lot to be thankful for.

Not on FB.....for more or less that reason. I find almost every single aspect of FB bloody annoying!! Tell 'x' amount of people that you've just eaten a tube of pringles/filed your nails/combed the cat!!! Why?? Who cares??

Oh and people that add thing like
knackered.com
Stuffed.com
Lonely.com

ffs.

The trouble is, there are way too many people on FB who take themselves just a smidge too seriously.

YANBU!

I hate it when married couples post nauseating messages to each other. Two couples I know who do that are experiencing difficulties in their marriages! And another regularly sleeps around behind her husband's back. Yet their Facebook status updates occasionally make me want to vomit.

I also hate the messages that couples post to each other when THEY LIVE IN THE SAME BLOODY HOUSE!!! Just go talk to each other FGS!

Having been a YABU person at the start (I love Facebook!) I have just seen a status that actually made me want to vom. It was someone posting a photo of her in wedding dress snogging (it's her anniversary today) and her comment said something like "we might be fatter but the kisses are still as good". I am actually wondering if she is on Mumsnet and taking the piss after reading this thread! I hope so...

birdsofshoreandsea - there are 2 Facebook friends I keep solely because I love to be annoyed by their status updates! :)

Shirsten

YES!

I have relatives who do that. It wouldn't be so bad but they post updates for every detail of their lives.

Brother : just making myself a bacon sandwich. Missus is upstairs asleep.

Sil: not asleep. I will have one of those lol

Brother: well if you want one you should get up.

Sil: oh go on grumpy. You know I love you xxx lol

They were the reason I found out how to hide updates.

In my opinion you are BU. Please try to relax, or you will explode when something is really annoying!

I do find these messages vaguely irritating but that is because I am by nature a miserable cynical cow. Being this, I naturally click "like" - so people don't find out how miserable I am. Honestly, it's less trouble than buying them a card . At these times I also have a word with myself about being a bit of a party pooper.

However, if they are doing it in text speak or incorrectly punctuated, that's another matter.

Just read Banyan. I take back my previous post. YANBU YUK!

My SIL's blether on about how gorgeous and loving their DH's are. I think it smacks of insecurity to broad cast such feelings on FB.

Also I occasionally post nice things about my DH on facebook because for some reason he seems to find this more rewarding than me telling him face to face. NOt sure why, probably a character flaw and as holyfishnets says I think this is a sign of his insecurity. Keeps him happy though so why woudl I begrudge him that? Sorry if I have made anybody vomit though.

Apology accepted RawShark

Just send me the bill for your dry cleaning qo and we'll say no more about it

YABU and a misery. I like all of my friends and like to read what they have to say, however mundane or nauseating. Defriend people who piss you off.

And I posted pics of dd2 eating her first food. So shoot me.

I like Facebook, I love other people's baby pictures (broody) and like celebrating marriages and other great things.

I hate the 'keep calm and cure