Facebook Linked To One In Five Divorces In US 292
An anonymous reader writes "yes, in theory if you're single, Facebook can help you meet that special someone. But for those in even the healthiest of marriages, improper use can quickly devolve into a marital disaster. A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that Facebook is cited in one in five divorces in the United States. Also, more than 80 percent of divorce lawyers reported a rising number of people are using social media to engage in extramarital affairs."
So this would be like email, fifteen years ago? (Score:5, Funny)
Before that, cellphones--telephones--hell, I bet even the telegraph was implicated in adultery.
(WHAT.ARE.YOU.WEARING.STOP
SIX.SKIRTS.HOOPS.CRINOLINE.BUSTLE.CHEMISE.HAT.STOP
NO.GLOVES.YOU.NAUGHTY.WENCH.STOP)
And back before that, it was letters.
Anything people have ever used to communicate has been implicated in adultery, because that's sort of how to set up a liason, ain't it?
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UNPOSSIBLE! Doesn't fit the narrative. (Score:5, Funny)
I thought it was the homosexuals that were a threat to my marriage? You can't possibly get me to accept that now its the Internet and the Facebook that are the real barrier to matrimonial bliss.
Lets be honest, the usual cause of most divorces is the two people in the marriage.
Re:The real take away (Score:2, Funny)
is that there are no divorce lawyers in Arkansas. according to the AAML website. Is divorce not legal there?
Divorce requires a marriage. Marriage requires a license. A license requires the pair to be unrelated.
Sorry, I feel ashamed and guilty for the above but I'm going to press submit anyway.
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