Have you ever felt that the time you spend on your social networking sites is a little excessive? Are you ignoring your friends, family and significant other so you can post your Foursquare location to become the mayor? Is chatting on Facebook more important than talking face to face with a real person?
Spending too much time social networking?
How do you know if you’re spending too much time online? There’s a 15-question quiz that might give you an idea:
Facebook Compulsion Inventory
In preparing for an interviewed by Carleen Wild, TV News Anchor on Channel 15 NBC Affiliate in Madison WI on the dangers of over using your social networking sites, I found some startling concerns. On the rise is the number of instances of Facebook being claimed as a reason in divorce filings.
Commentary from John Buri, University of St. Thomas psychology and author of “How to Love Your Wife.” indicated that Facebook is now mentioned in 20 percent of divorce filings.
Three “dos” and three “don’ts.”
Buri offered several thoughts on how you might keep from becoming one of the alarming statistics:
Do’s
1. Share your user names and passwords with each other.
2. Post pictures and include your spouse in status updates.
3. Tell your spouse when people ask to “friend” you.Don’ts
1. Don’t criticize your spouse online.
2. Don’t “friending” exes
3. Don’t engage in private chats.
Some tips I gathered from Jason Krafsky, co-author of Facebook and Your Marriage, a how to guide book on using social media the right way. If you are talking on social media to a spouse:
“Make sure you are focused, succinct and straightforwardly simple when talking to your partner.”
The good news
Social dating sites are also on the rise. Consider some of the statitics from Match.com
- Match.com had 20% growth in the first three months of 2009.
- 2.8 million Match.com users connect online and meet offline.
- Match.com members go out on 6 million dates each year.
- A subscriber spends on average 60 minutes per month on the dating site.
- On average a member views 30 pages per day.
- 132 million winks sent out every year.
- Over 56 million first emails sent out per year.
- On average 12 couples get married or engaged every day on Match.com.
Video Clip interview with Carleen Wild of Channel 15 NBC Affiliate in Madison WI
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