Beyond our privacy settings and advertising budgets, Facebook seems to have gained control over the "officialness" of our relationship status. Now that everyone and their Mom has a Facebook profile, Facebook has the power to make your relationship official because everyone gets the memo. There is no need to ask, "So, what exactly are we?" in private anymore. Nope, now you can wait to know that answer when your beau requests to confirm you as "in a relationship" with him on Facebook. :)
Alright, so that scenario is ridiculous. But, I'm sure someone found out their relationship had become labeled via Facebook! Maybe that's not the case, maybe it's a lack of privacy that really gives Facebook the power to make or break relationship titles, publicly.
On NBC's new hit show, Parenthood, the parents of a high-school-aged girl found out she is in a relatioship via Facebook. The Uncle of the girl, Crosby, knew how to login and get the dirt for her parents, and he even knew the lingo, "They're Facebook official. See? Right there. Is in a relationship with!"
Each click we make within Facebook is now a status update. Everything we 'Like', comment on, who we befriend, etcetera.
"... is n a relationship with..."
"... has changed relationship status to it's complicated."
"... is now single."
We have created Facebook Officialness. -@jacqsmith
