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Maybe I’m going to come across as a jealous single person alone in quarantine or just sick of social media lately. But I notice several of my friends and acquaintances on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc) posting constantly about their relationship. How much in love they are, that they’re at the park, watching tv, and every other little thing their significant other does. If you’re someone who does this, are you really that head of heels in love with your partner or is this all just overcompensation? 

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This is the EXACT issue with social media.  People post a "Snip" of their lives, and it paints a picture that is not reality.  If you have read any of my threads... you will know that I have 3 female friends who are on the verge of divorce.  One of them is basically cheating on her H and isn't even hiding it anymore.  But they stay together "For the kids".   But yet... she posted pictures of the beach, and cocktails while taking a short trip as things reopen in this country.  If you were a "Normal" FB friend of hers... you would think she has a perfect life... but it reality... it's kind of crap.

I have a male friend who has been married for almost 20 years, but he and his wife fight all the time. She really kind of runs the house, and he just has to take it if he wants to keep the marriage together. But... his posts are of pictures of trips, events, and other "Family" things that make it look like everything is a storybook life.

Anyway... don't get upset, and depressed because you are single, and it LOOKS like love is all around you.  Because truth be told... it's not as good as it looks.

I wish you peace.  

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Haha yea I think it can go both ways. They can also really feel that way. Like couples who can’t keep off each other and want to tell the world about how they feel. .. There are just these Perfectly happy couples. I love it. . Love is gddamn beautiful thing 

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I did an experiment with my daughter when she was 12.
She was crying almost every day because she saw all her friends getting together without her on Social Media. She saw them having so much fun and going from place to place without inviting her to go.  She would get extremely upset to the point where it became concerning, so I did not allow her access to the computer,  ipad or any other device where she
could access social media for two weeks. Within 3 days she was happier than I had ever seen her because she had no idea what anyone else was doing.  After that, SHE limited herself
to social media and hasn't looked back.  She is happier and more engaged than most of her friends now that she is in high school.

Maybe you could try the experiment yourself and see if it makes a difference? 

  

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