So my group is doing our research on Facebook and intimate relationships (boyfriend/girlfriend) and as I was researching I read this article that got me thinking about people that I know in my life that has had Facebook get in the way of their relationship. Two people in particular, who happen to also be my best friends as well as dating each other, has gotten into some really serious relationship problems because of Facebook. First of all, they have had a history of being unfaithful with each other. However, this catapulted into my guy friend being overly obsessive and even threatening to break up with her if she ever made a Facebook. They had problems before when they both made a Myspace and my girl friend had full access to his Myspace and he had full access to hers and whenever someone would send a message to either of them, they would fight and then break up and then get back together. However, after some time apart, when they got back together and Facebook was the new obsession, my guy friend just decided that he would be less paranoid if she didn't have a Facebook so he wouldn't have to worry about guys hitting on her or who she talked to. However, this then led to my girl friend obsessing and checking up on his Facebook and would get really upset when he would message girls or if he had pictures of him and other girls up, but not of her up (which for the longest time, it was just him and another girl). This definitely got worse when he changed his password to his Facebook, at which during this time she was so angry that all she would talk to me about is how she's worrying about what he's doing and who he might be talking to. He eventually did tell her his new password, but they have constantly been fighting about whatever is being posted on his Facebook and she's still checking his messages to see who is saying what to him and what he's saying back. Overall, this story is kind of a real life example of how Facebook can cause jealousy and relationship problems and how although social networking sites are supposed to bring people together, sometimes it will do the opposite, especially when it comes down to romantic relationships.
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