Last week, I was just talking about social media. This week while browsing through the endless social media sites I have, I actually found this video about teenage romance in social media sites. It's actually a short film and it'a brilliant illustration of the things that are currently happening in search of a partner, especially for teenagers right now.
We're all happy in a relationship online and offline but what happens when it ends? In he real world, you're just ignored. In the virtual world, you're blocked, deleted and never to be contacted again. Sad isn't it?
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT AHEAD.
We're all happy in a relationship online and offline but what happens when it ends? In he real world, you're just ignored. In the virtual world, you're blocked, deleted and never to be contacted again. Sad isn't it?
WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT AHEAD.
Are you guys guilty of doing anything in the video? For example, have you gone in someone's else profile without their information? Have you googled someone's question while they are online talking to you so you might appear smart? I admit, I have done the latter. Ooops.
Why do I not regret anything? Because by doing things like that, I was deemed more impressive and I felt smarter. HAHA. But don't worry, that was just a one-off thing so the possibility of it happening again is little.
Studies have shown that some people LIE or exaggerate (sidetrack: I wouldn't call what I did lying because I was just finding out information at that instant BUTTT back to the topic) on social media more often than in real life. Attitudes in social media differs from the real life. According to Warman, 1 in 10 social media users admitted that they told lies already and the men do it to maintain a cool persona while the women do it because of peer pressure. By doing so, they appear more interesting and are more likely would be able to attract potential partners.
Talking about finding potential partners online, I found an interesting article that states about love in social media. According to that article, most new relationships are formed on Twitter. Consider this:
But love has no boundaries, so there are success stories of how people met online of course. But there are also (STILL!) failed stories of how people met online. One example of a great show is called "Catfish" aired on MTV. This is the trailer:
Studies have shown that some people LIE or exaggerate (sidetrack: I wouldn't call what I did lying because I was just finding out information at that instant BUTTT back to the topic) on social media more often than in real life. Attitudes in social media differs from the real life. According to Warman, 1 in 10 social media users admitted that they told lies already and the men do it to maintain a cool persona while the women do it because of peer pressure. By doing so, they appear more interesting and are more likely would be able to attract potential partners.
Talking about finding potential partners online, I found an interesting article that states about love in social media. According to that article, most new relationships are formed on Twitter. Consider this:
On average, it takes 224 tweets, 163 text messages, 70 Facebook messages, 37 emails and 30 phone calls to successfully woo a partner. That may sound like putting in work, but the study revealed courting times have shrunk dramatically in the 21st Century, thanks in large part to social mediaIf it was the days of just texting and calling each other, forget it. I'll probably turn like this lady just to wait for someone to woo me, probably sucked in space cuz no one wants me and they need the space for lovebirds hahahha
But love has no boundaries, so there are success stories of how people met online of course. But there are also (STILL!) failed stories of how people met online. One example of a great show is called "Catfish" aired on MTV. This is the trailer:
People lie and they're not who they seemed to be.
Anyhoo here are some tips for you to avoid being the victim of catfish:
1) Do not give away your private information online. This gives easy access to the predators to use it against you.
2) Always do your homework before getting to know someone. (sounds creepy but check their fb timeline/twitter updates/google image) IF they are really genuine, ask for a video chat..you can't lie with videos!
3) Report the user if you think it's a fake profile!
SIMPLE AS 123 & ABC!
Till the next post,
A.
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