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Is there a facebook curse?

29 replies

cuckoooo · 07/03/2016 13:05

AIBU to notice that every single one of my facebook friends who over the years post things like " look at me and DH/DP we are so happy" or "Look how great my DH is for [enter here] - i.e., buying flowers etc" or "world's greatest partner" - that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM DIVORCED/SEPARATED.

I can even predict now who is the next to divorce based on how many lovey-dovey gooey public comments they put. I call it the facebook curse!

I started doing this about 5 years ago and completely based on facebook I have predicted 5 divorces/separation purely based on facebook comments. I have counted 8 divorces/split ups so far. DH calls me psychic!

Am I the only one to observe this?

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emwithme · 07/03/2016 15:48

I very rarely mention DH, and even more rarely do I tag him.

If ever I hear of someone renewing their vows (particularly if they've not been married that long) I wonder which of them cheated, and how long it will be before the divorce.

stumblymonkey · 07/03/2016 17:14

Well...please try and ignore that the source is Cosmo....I'll see if I can find a more reliable source...

www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a31587/social-media-happy-relationships-are-insecure/

cuckoooo · 08/03/2016 10:01

Thank you stumblymonkey. A fun article.

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missybct · 08/03/2016 10:20

Me and DP aren't even listed as in a relationship on FB. There is nobody on my FB that doesn't already know I'm in a relationship with him, so I don't really see the need for it. In fact, I have next to no information about me on there - no mention of work place, education, contact details etc. To be honest, only reason I'm on there is to get the low down on other people, and to participate in group chats (antenatal, OU etc).

DP and I occasionally have pictures of us either tagged by others, or in rare occasions, upload our own. DP does more uploading and tagging than I, and sometimes if we're at the cinema/event he will tag me. He is more of a FB user than me though.

I don't think I've ever put a status pertaining to our relationship on there - when we got engaged DP made reference to it with a single photo, but that was it. On the odd occasion I do update my status it's usually about DSS (last time I updated was about his school photo and the difference a year made, so November time) or current affairs.

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