In the good old days when a relationship blossomed or did not work it was simple. It was between the two people. Announcing to friends and family was on a selective basis and a gradual process. And if things did not work out for the couple involved, each went their own way or remained friends.
Yes, for common friends it could get complicated but with time such matters were resolved diplomatically.
Coming to the present, Facebook and social networking era. When in a relationship, the whole world can be told about it, in a single instant - a status change : xxxx is in a relationship with xyxyx. If it’s a complicated relationship, no problem, Face Book has an answer – its complicated. And when its over- there is the heart break sign and xxx is single update message. Nothing is personal any longer.
As for common friends, with Facebook, thank God, atleast the guessing game is over. If you don’t announce on Facebook, that means there is something fishy-- the couple is under pressure to know where the relationship is heading themselves.
And incase of an extreme case of a split in common friends and the need for friends to take sides. You could have friends lobbying to drop his/ or her ex from your list of friends. Its not just for fun that we are building communities and adding friends are we? Take a stand, be a friend, so it goes..
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