My-spying and Face-slapping
Hey y'all, we're kind of running behind today on the post due to an early tech error.
Like you care.
So instead of post, I checked out pages that Ruby and Ginger have up on Facebook, then got to thinking about meeting people online. Apparently, you can even meet a hubby or a wife on myspace or Facebook these days.
What about when it goes wrong? Just as easily as folks can meet online, a ticked off ex could sabotage somebody's profile on any of the online networking sites by bombing them with mean comments
I've also heard of people stalking others - myspying - by looking at comments left, looking at their commenters, and so on. That's the whole idea of those sites, I know, but there's a couple ways that could go wrong, too.
So - today's questions:
Have you ever looked up an ex on myspace, Facebook or any of those other sites with the intention of checking in on what they're up to (Did they change their relationship status yet? Did they remove you from their favorites? De-friend you?)
Has someone ever tracked you down over those sites a bit too aggressivly? Have you ever been "busted" by comments that someone left on your profile, or comments that you left elsewhere?
It's not all doom and gloom here. This kind of stuff is funny, in hindsight.
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Oh yeah, I've misinterpreted tons of stuff on my man's Myspace page- especially profile pictures where a scantily clad woman adorns the list of his friends or a suggestive comment has been posted on his page. Only to find out it's his slutty cousin, or an old high school acquaintance who adds anyone to her friends- as long as they will look at pictures of her in nothing but underwear.
I find it surreal that in such a short amount of time (what, two or three years now?) Myspace and Facebook can have such influences on relationships and breakups, and thusly our emotional well-being. We look for answers by tuning into an electronic profile. We grant access into our personal lives. Wasn't life simpler when we just didn't know? Sorry Wingfella, I know you didn't want heavy comments!
Posted on September 25, 2007 2:46 PM
Yeah, Roxie, I hear ya.
There's still a big gap between online personas and reality, though. Online, you can be whatever you want show the world.
When I was in college, me and my buddies got great laughs out of creating an IM account posing as a slutty girl, talking to horny dudes, then telling them that we were really a bunch of college dudes on beer. I think there's a TV show about it now.
Men are dumb. It's no secret.
Posted on September 26, 2007 12:14 PM
Heh. Not only have I looked up old exes (usually with the purpose of making sure I am happier than they are!), but when I have found my husband's exes, I have told him that he is not allowed to "friend" any of them :-)
Posted on October 3, 2007 11:48 PM