It can be noted that people often overshare about their relationships to make others (and themselves) feel more secure about their bond. It was observed that the conflicts had a significant correlation with negative relationship outcomes, like cheating, breaking up, or getting divorced. The study also suggested that individuals who scored higher on the personality trait neuroticism were more likely to feel the need to brag about their relationship, or even monitor their partner online, to maintain their self-esteem.Īccording to a recent study in the Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, people who use Facebook more than once a day are more likely to report relationship conflicts arising from social media. The research claims that posting mushy statuses and pictures reveal a higher degree of “relationship-contingent self-esteem,” which means that the individual’s confidence is strongly dependent upon their relationship status. “AThese signs of couple-dom on social media, finally make you think, “Enough already!” But are these couples genuinely happy? It was thus concluded that those who were more satisfied with their relationship were more likely to use Facebook to share couple photos, details of their relationship, and affectionate comments on the partner’s timeline. They questioned them regarding their motivations for using Facebook, as well as their relationship satisfaction and their personality traits. Researchers at Albright College surveyed Facebook users in romantic relationships. What they need to understand is that oversharing on Facebook will make them look annoying.
Public displays of affection update#
Apart from pictures, there will also be every minute update about their whereabouts. There would be people who would flaunt their honeymoon pictures. We have all come across timelines loaded with pictures of people with their partners. With the advancements in social media, we represent ourselves to the world on popular sites, let’s take Facebook.
It could be a couple kissing or two girls holding hands, pretty much anything that displays affection between two people. Public display of affection or PDA as it is called is the act of two people indulging in an intimate act in public.
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