I just read an article on 12 signs that you should quit facebook.. and I changed it to a relationship context for applicability. LOL.. The original article is taken from here: http://technology.xin.msn.com/technology-news/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=4403222&page=1
1. Forgetting Birthdays
You'd forget your girlfriend/boyfriend's birthday if it wasn't for Facebook reminders. Remember before the days of Facebook, when you wrote birthdays, important dates and events in a calendar/diary, or kept it in your head? If Facebook now runs your social life, telling you when to say 'happy birthday', and when you're going where, you could run into an angry argument when you can't access FB for some reason.
2. Cyber Girl/Boyfriend
You speak to your gf/bf more often on Facebook than in real life. Previously you'd pick up your phone if you wanted to tell him/her something, or maybe drop a text message to meet for a chat. If you've found you're now talking to him/her more on Facebook than in real life, do your relationship a favour, close down the chat box and grab a coffee together.
3. Oversharing overload
Hey, depressed guy! Facebook isn't your agony aunt, ok? You shouldn't be broadcasting how horrible your break-up was or how much you hate your gf/bf on your profile. Nobody really wants to read it. And we'd bet that includes your gf/bf too.
4. Facebook on the beach/breakfast/lunch/dinner/outing
You check Facebook from your phone on holiday or when you are out.
The sun is shining, you're on an exotic beach somewhere and you've forked out your hard-earned cash to get away from it all. Why then, pray tell, would you be checking Facebook from your phone? This is addiction at its most devastating - not only will you miss out on chunks of your holiday with your face in your phone, but when the roaming charges land on your next bill, you'll need to take out a loan to pay them off.
5. Farmville Addiction
You've taken out a loan to cover your Farmville/Fish World/Mafia habit. If you've been hooked in to playing one of these Facebook games, not only will you have no doubt flooded your friends' feeds with news that you just bought a new fish/sheep/gun, but you've probably spent a fair bit of dough on it in the process.
If your bank balance is starting to see the effects of your addiction, you might want to think about reining it in a bit, and spending your cash on something away from your computer, in the real world.
6. Popularity worry
Your mood depends on how many 'friends' you've added to your account, or how many friends liked your comment and/or commented on it. Let's get one thing straight - the number of Facebook friends you have is not directly proportionate to your popularity in the real world. In fact there's plenty of evidence to suggest it may well be the opposite.
If you're finding yourself getting upset that you haven't had a friend request in a few hours, or that your next door neighbour has more Facebook friends than you, it's probably time to move away from the keyboard and get some face-to-face time with your real-life friends.
7. Faking it
You've created a separate account for your imaginery/non-existent lover. Let's break this down - if you create an account for someone, or something, that can't actually use it, you're going to be the one updating it.
It'll start innocently enough. A couple of status updates here and there 'in character'. Maybe a few wall posts. But then before you know it, you'll be having full blown conversations with yourself between your real and fake profiles. That's the first sign of madness these days, don't you know?
8. Facebook on the brain
When you're out, you're wondering what's happening on Facebook.
It should go without saying - when you're with your significant other, your mind should not be on Facebook. So if you're finding yourself getting a nervous tic when you've been away from Facebook for more than a few hours, it's definitely time for a break. You can rest in the knowledge that all the news, comments and photos will be there when you get home, and you'll have plenty of material from the time with your gf/bf to update your status with.
9. Relationship Rifts
You haven't seen your husband/wife/significant other recently. See that person you're listed as in a relationship with on Facebook? Well, they also exist away from the computer too, remember?
Facebook was recently found to be a factor in one in five divorces, and we're sure the figures are even higher for relationship break-ups. If you've not seen your other half in a while, you might want to make sure they aren't filing the divorce papers and packing their bags while you're busy updating your status.
10. Toilet tales
You've ever updated your status while sat on the loo
There are some things that can just wait, and one of those is status updating. If you've ever found yourself coming up with something you just have to share with the world while sitting on the loo, put the phone down and wait until you're back at your computer.
11. Vain Self portraits
Are you guilty of posing in front of your webcam? Or have ever taken a photo of yourself in the mirror just to use as your profile picture? This is a sign of S.V.B -seriously vain behaviour, a condition contracted from extended use of Facebook.
We'd say the best course of treatment is to go out with your mate, take your camera and enjoy flicking through the photos afterwards. We'd wager there'll be plenty of cracking snaps to use as your profile picture, and no doubt great memories captured at the same time.
12. Being the first to comment on someone's status
We're not sure where the idea came from that you got special kudos for commenting on something first, but just for the record - you don't. In fact, doing it repeatedly is more likely to get you booted off your friends' lists quicker than you can say, well, 'first'.
Lol i love the author. FB can be a really evil tool.
