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| Adapted from www.theguardian.com |
In the article 'Divorces From Social Media Sites Like Facebook on the Rise', statistics show us that divorces and Facebook are connected because of the amount of flirting happening and the affairs. There was a study made by a law firm showing that 1087 out of 5436 of divorces are happening all because of affairs. Although Facebook offers great communication to people and advertising etc. it seems to be ruining many marriages and relationships as well. While chatting with a friend it can turn into flirting which than turns into meeting up. Individuals are able to re-connect with their ex’s and rekindle that love they once had for each other. A recent study has proven that 60% of people find Facebook pictures a good evidence of divorce. Cheating can arise by pushing that poke button on Facebook to get ones attention, a wall message, liking a post commenting on a post and even sending a friend request. All of these problems arise because of the temptation of being with someone new, not having self-control, and marrying someone when you never wanted to. Many today have taken marriage so lightly as well as divorce to the point where they lose their self-respect.
So what does the future hold? It seems to look like that it won’t get any better. By having so many marriages breaking apart and being so carefree it looks as the future may get worse. Looking at statistics and surveys being made, the percentages are so high that today’s day is so much more different than the past. Before, divorce was something that barely happened and now it happens every day, which is very sad to say. Many need to be aware of what their spouse if doing and need to have that communication with each other because without it, many more marriages will be going down the gutter.
References:
http://facebookcheating.com/archives/facebook-divorce-2/
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/jan/28/divorce-rates-marriage-ons
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Money/Pix/pictures/2008/07/10/divorce460.jpg
Hi Jade. I think that social media plays a huge part in divorce among people. I think it’s all too convenient to stray away from your spouse. Before the introduction of social media and the internet when you wanted to cheat on your spouse you had to go out meet someone convince them that what you’re doing is ok and then go from there. Your only other open was to pop out the good old yellow pages and look up your local escort service. Now a day’s websites like https://www.haveanaffair.com/ make it all too easy for people to log in and find the closest hook up to them. Also I feel like people fill their time talking to others on social media sites and feelings develop. Maybe you didn't mean to fall in love with someone and it just happened but social media doesn't make it all that hard to build those connections.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you 100% when you say it won’t get better in the future, I think technology will make it easier and more convenient for people to have these relationship.
By: Sarah Rafiq
Hi Jade. I also agree with Sarah that social media plays a huge part in divorces today. The social media atmosphere has opened up new opportunities for us. It allows us to communicate and interact more with one another. It connects us with old friends and flames or even gives us the opportunity of casually meeting new people online. In the article 'Social Cheating: The Increasing Influence of Social Media on Divorces', Rowena Kang talks about how divorces rates have increased drastically to nearly 20 percent over the last 10 years. What is this telling us about the future of marriages and social media? The sad part is many of us believe that causal browsing and contact is not cheating because it is done over the internet using some type of social media website or app. Also mentioned in the article is that '27 percent of divorces involve spouses saying hurtful and damaging things about each other on their personal social pages'. I believe Rowena hits the hammer right on the head when she says, ‘The fact that personal disagreements are posted “for the world to see” has been the root of many divorces.’ We as Social Media-ites have a new playground to play on and it is up to us to use it properly. With 81 percent of all divorce cases using some form of evidence from a social media site, it's clear divorce rates will be on the rise for 2020.
ReplyDeleteBy: Marcin Sajda