so my friend and i were discussing all of the unknown rules attached to facebook - who would have thought it could be so complicated!

the first thing that came up was poking which is an unknown to lots of people i know. i think it’s kind of a flirty way of saying hi to someone although my friend thought it was only supposed to be used when you see someone you think you recognise them. therefore you poke them and if they’re the right person they befriend you - which would make sense, but i prefer my theory.

then there’s that all important relationship status. it rings out like an alarm, the first thing i notice on the news feed is whether someone is now registered as single, married etc and that way you know whether to congratulate or console. the difficulty comes when someone updates their status without telling their partner first - also known as virtual dumping, aw! then there’s the whole other level of new relationships - at what point do you change your status? what if you don’t both have the same status? it’s a minefield i tell you!

the last thing that needs careful consideration is wall posts - they’re not invisible, so remember not to write anything you don’t mind the world seeing. if you’ve got something private to write ( ) then put it in an email…

so all in all, i’m not going to poke anyone, i’m going to remove my relationship status and avoid wall posts at all costs… that should prevent any problems from occurring
lecture over, happy facebooking!

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