I understand "in a relationship" or "single" but why does "with XXX XXXXXXX" matter? You can have it listed to show amongst your mutual friends whom exactly you are dating, but why is it a prominent feature on the webpage? Tab: Info; Category: BASIC INFO (this is pretty SPECIFIC information to me.... why is it under BASIC info? *exception, if you're married*); and it's like the third line down: Relationship Status. Wow...
Forgive me for being a Vulcan, but I don't need to validate myself by being in a relationship. Don't get me wrong. I love my baby - with all that I am. And it's no secret that we're together.... but why is it such a big deal? Like, he had tears of joy running down his cheek when all this transpired. What is the big deal? Why does this make it more "real" than if I never had a Internet profile page?
And I can't stand how people make such a big deal out of a "couple" picture on their profile. First off, it's one person's profile, not the couple's. Honestly, I don't care with whom you're in a relationship. It matters that you're IN one, but I don't need to see how gloriously happy you are with your significant other being all lovey-dovey in your profile pictures. I'm glad you love each other, but this is ridiculous. It makes sense that your engagement photos might be all cutesy. You're publicly announcing your union! There better be some romance in there (lol).
Do I hate relationship status on the web? No, I just think so little of it, I actually forget to change it when I DO get in or out of a relationship.... for years at a time. If I'm happy to announce I'm dating someone, I CALL people. You remember, that land-line phone at home with number keys to contact by voice your friends and family. Yeah, you remember... no, not the one with the abc, def, ghi keys. the 1, 2, 3..... maybe you even have a rotary phone. I do. :)
Oh, I get it.... maybe it means so little to me because I don't use myspace, facebook, etc for a booty call.... Hmmm....
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