Did you put the truth in your relationship status in facebook?

Indonesia
June 14, 2010 12:38am CST
I see many people put wrong relationship status in their facebook. Often the case is, when they actually just have a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, they actually put engaged or married status in their facebok. Also, some people actually said they are single in their facebook status even though they already have a patner. This actually happend a lot too, and some time it what make couples fight. It also can make some one choose the wrong target. How about you? Do you put the truth in your relationship status? Also tell us the cause why you do that. Thanks
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
15 Jun 10
Yes. I put the truth about my relationship in my Facebook profile. I have no need to lie about it actually. I am married and glad to be. I want other people to know that I am not single or available, is why I put it in there too.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well good for you. It is good you think that way, to avoid misunderstanding with other. And you should be proud with your patner. Congratulation for being married. Also thanks for participating in my discussion, i hope you will come to my other discussion as well.
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15 Jun 10
Last year I changed my status wrongly to engaged to a good male friend of mine! It was a joke between the two of us. We were a bit fed up with people believing everything on facebook is true. I mean, the internet is full of lies, people need to be more wise when assessing what is and what isn't reality. The strangest thing about it was that my Dad, who I don't live with, messaged me saying "I see you're engaged!" I can't believe he thought I wouldn't tell him!! That's crazy! I am not the sort of person to randomly rush into things like that, believe you me! Anyway, now it says single, which is true.
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• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well it is jokes, and it really make people laugh, if they know the truth. But your dad don't know if it is a jokes, so he got curious. Anyway, thanks for participatig in this discussion. And it is good for you to put a real status. Most people believe what they see on facebook, so becarefull of jokes that you make there. Thanks.
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@hexeduser22 (7253)
• Philippines
14 Jun 10
I'm a WYSIWYG, what you see is what you get, kind of person. I'm 90% transparent online and I'm proud of my relationship that is why I make it a point to put up an honest relationship status in any social networking site I'm in
• Indonesia
14 Jun 10
Well good for you, and i like the way you use WYSIWYG. It's been a while since the last time i heard about it. Did what you do give you good thing for you? Also what actually your relationship status is? Thanks for your respond in this discussion, i hope you also active in my ohter discussion.
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• Philippines
16 Jun 10
Being transparent in anything can be prone to abuse so you must be careful also. My status is "in a relationship" or better in a relationship happily
• Indonesia
17 Jun 10
Well is that actually a relationship status in facebook that tell you that you are in relationship happily? It is been a while since i check the list. Well maybe i try to access facebook later on and see if that thing really exist. ANyway thanks for responding this discussion.
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• India
15 Jun 10
I do not hide my relationship status on any networking site. I am married and that is the status on every site I have my profile. I am not sure if my status on FB is updated, need to check today .
• Indonesia
17 Jun 10
LOL, well i actually the same with you. I never chance my relationship status in facebook, since it is actually the truth. My relationship never change after all this while. Well it is sad but it is true. Thanks for your respond my friend, happy my lotting.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
LOL, i think it is been a while for you since the last time you check facebook since you don't remember what your relationship status in facebook. How often actually you check your facebook? Do you update them a lot? Thanks for your respond friend.
• India
17 Jun 10
I do not visit FB very often and I am yet to check my status but guess its still single there because I have not updated after account creation date
@laniekins (4579)
• Philippines
16 Jun 10
I don't like people putting false status on facebook. I know some friends who are married but they still not changing their status. I don't like seeing "its complicated", why are you still in a relationship if its complicated?
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well i also don't understand what is it's complicated relationship status. Is make people confuse by seeing it. But, well people like to be misterious some time, so maybe that is why they put that kind of status. or They might want to say that they are currently in relationship, but they ready for another guy / girl. Just maybe thought. Thanks.
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@karen1969 (1779)
15 Jun 10
Yes, I do put the truth in my relationship status on Facebook. I don't see the point in lying really, because if your friends and family see it, surely they know the truth anyway? I think it is mainly kids and teens who don't tell the truth, because they think it is a joke, so they may be just 14 but say they are "married" to each other, that kind of thing.
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• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Yes i know what you mean, most younger people, usually high schooler put a strange relationship status like married or engage. Also they some time put their friend as a sibling. This information is sometime misleading. Thanks for your comment in this discussion.
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@karen1969 (1779)
16 Jun 10
Yes, I have seen lots of kids listing their friends as their siblings. Kids can be strange!
• Indonesia
17 Jun 10
Yes, they sure can be strange. They feel really close to their friend that it make them have the need to show that they are close to the world. The only way to do that in facebook is by putting them in sibling. It is really strange though. Maybe facebook should create a best friend option for this thing not to happened again. hanks for your respond.
@idowrite72 (2213)
• United States
16 Jun 10
I always put the proper relationship status on profiles. Can't see the sense in putting it any other way.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well good if that the case. I don't really understand why people put other relationship status beside the truth expect they want to cheat their patner or they don't want to be disturbed and annoy by other singles. Thanks for responding this discussion.
@rowantree (1186)
• United States
14 Jun 10
I put the truth regarding my relationship status on Facebook because I am there to connect with friends and family and that's all!
@rowantree (1186)
• United States
16 Jun 10
Well my relationship status is "It's complicated" because I'm married but we're going through a very rough time right now and it's because of his behavior on Facebook. I just have close friends and family on there, I also have some co-workers from the place I used to work at (I just recently quit). I know some people like to just get as many friends on there as they possibly can so they can say to everyone "I have 573 friends on Facebook" but I'm not like that. I like being able to talk to my family & friends that aren't living close by and that's it.
• Indonesia
17 Jun 10
Well i hope you get the best way out ( for you and your patner ). Well i agree with you, that some people want to have as many friend as possible. I actually one of them. Because i need many friendlist in facebook so i can promote my game and get many help for playing apps in facebook. But i also have other account where there are obnly friend and family. Thanks for responding this disucssion.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well good for you. Anyway what is your relation status actually. Did you have only your close friend and family, or you also have new friend there, or even just people that you only know the face. Also did you have also work mate there? Thanks for responding this discussion.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
29 Jun 10
Yes I update my recent Facebook status because my status change 3 months ago. I am newly married and I need to update it because maybe my wife will get upset if she saw it I am still single. LOL Before I always put not true status to pretend my friends that I am single even I'm on relationship.
• Indonesia
27 Jul 10
Well yes, she will be mad if you already married and you put single status. Even in relationship status will get her mad. Anyway, congratulation for your wedding. Anyway, why you put single when you are in a relationship. Is there any good come out from that? Thanks.
@dodo19 (47044)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 Jul 10
Well, in my case, my relationship status on facebook is true. It says that I'm married and I am in fact married.
• Indonesia
27 Jul 10
Well good for you to be honest with that. Because i am sure, if you don't honest, that status will give you more trouble than it give you benefit. And if your patner know about your status, he might get mad because of it and it could ruin your marriage. Thanks.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
5 Jul 10
yeah...why not. i do not want to make a problem by putting some lie. everybody should know that i had married and i am really really had married.
• Indonesia
27 Jul 10
Well good for you. You are honest about your relationship, and it seem you have a happy married life since you really are pround about your relationship. Anyway, i agree with you, putting lie in the status will give you more problem. Thanks for responding this dicussion.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
16 Jun 10
I list the truth on my relationship status on facebook because I don't think that there is any purpose in lying. I'm happily married and I've been so since nearly six years ago, I wouldn't see any reason in trying to decieve someone for any purpose in my life. I do see that there are a lot of people that lie about their relationship status and to be completely honest, I don't understand what their purpose is at all.
• Indonesia
17 Jun 10
Well good for you if you are honest with your relationship in facebook. Well there are actually a few reason that i know why people use a false relationship status, one is to get another girl friend / boy friend, the other is to be able not to be disturbed by ohter singles. Thanks.
• Philippines
17 Jun 10
I think we have to, with regards our relationship status, but some of the personal information, we dont have to tell the truth especially our contact numbers and addresses. This can place ourselves to risks.
• Indonesia
25 Jun 10
Yes i agree with you, relationship is a status that we need to show, but there is actually other information that shouldn't we share to other. That status is including contatc number and addressed. Giving it to the online world will make you get a prank call from some random maniak seks ( it actually happened to one of my friend ).
• Indonesia
20 Jun 10
well, sometimes i put the truth relationship status in my facebook, but mostly I lies in it. I still young and I want making a lot of friends, mostly girls. When I put single in my status, a lot of girls will add me and they will start to chat with me. It will different if I put my status into in relationship, it will never gonna happen.
• Indonesia
25 Jun 10
Well that is why i think when people put false status in the facebook account, it mostly that the person want to meet to another girl ( and maybe make some of them as a girlfriend ). Anyway, i am not judging you, it all your freedom to do that. Thanks for responding.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
14 Jun 10
I am married and would not lie about it. If I lied and said I was single, that would invite men to flirt with me, and I don't want that. I'm happy and secure in my relationship and I'm not looking to cause problems in my marriage. People who lie about their relationships are insecure and want the drama and attention. Though I'll have to disagree when it comes to someone in a relationship claiming to be married or engaged. My husband and I were living together and had kids together before we got married or engaged. It felt like we were more than just boyfriend/girlfriend even though we weren't officially married. I probably would have put that I was married, because that's how my relationship felt at the time.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well for your cases it is true, but, what i am talking about is usually people whose are new in a relationship. Some of them actually still in high school, and i see a lot of people like this. Maybe they just want to express their happines or something. Thanks.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
14 Jun 10
See, I am single and I dont' have any problems with it so, I have put single in my relationship status. I think people who are looking for more and more girls are the one who put their status as single even if they are not. Well, for girls in India, they put their status as engaged even if they are single, just to avoid the crowd!
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
O i see, well thanks for your information. So it is actually happened to in your country. Well yes, some girl that already fed up of getting hit by random man every single day might put in relationship status even thouogh they are not, because they already sick and annoy by constant approach by men. Thanks for respondiing this discussion.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
15 Jun 10
I have my married status on my Facebook profile; it makes me smile to consider that I would put anything else! I have no time or inclination to lead others to believe that I am single! It is silly to put false details on a place like Facebook; it is pretty public, so how would one expect one’s partner not to find out if one has lied!
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Yes, i think so too. But still, tehre is a lot of people do that. SOme time couples actually agree not to add each other, and not to add each other friend. This could be a case. Anyway, even like that, still, the patner will find out sooner or later.
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@redhotpogo (4401)
• United States
15 Jun 10
yes. People that put married when they are only bf and gf, are trying to keep people from hitting on them. Unfortunately many people out there don't respect relationships, and will attempt to hit on you even if you state you are with someone.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well that might be right too. Well people may have different reason to put a different state of their relationship. And you are right, even some time, people still hitting on a married person. Well, anyway, thanks for responding this discussion.
@pabreen (237)
• Philippines
15 Jun 10
I placed my true relationship status in my facebook account because it's an avenue where I can reach my friends and relatives who are far away from me. Because giving an honest information will not give them the benefit of the doubt that I'm that person they knew, because the facts that they knew about me are the ones they see in my profile. I'm happily married and I won't deny my true status. Maybe those who put wrong relationship status in their facebook account are not honest with themselves.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well thanks for your participation. Yes, giving false information will make other doubt if we are the real person since the reality is different from what we write on facebook. It is a new way to explain why it is important to put the truth in your facebook account relationship status.
• Philippines
15 Jun 10
No, relationship status should be made private. But it all depends on the users as well. They have all the right of putting their current relationship status.
• Indonesia
16 Jun 10
Well i don't think relationship status should be made private. If you are single, you can get a new patner this way. Also if you are in relationship or married, it help other not to targeting you. I don't c any harm putting our own relationship status in facebook.