Does facebook effect your relationship with your spouse?

@cmhjjh (98)
United States
January 11, 2010 10:24am CST
My husband I both started facebook accounts at the same time and we have both had them for a little over a year now. At first things were fine we both used our accounts about the same but now he doesn't use his and I use mine and so he is always getting notices about my status etc.. He gets so upset that I am wasting my time on facebook. I would delete him as a friend but then he would get mad about that. I think I might just delete my account all together. What do you think?
5 responses
12 Jan 10
Stop doing this silly face book and concentrate on your relationship. Your marriage is more important is it not. Face book can do some harm i am sure
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
12 Jan 10
i figured out why you shouldn't be friends with a spouse on f.b. if they are a jealous or will get worked up over little things. my partner join in the last week or so. then last night went through my friends list, and found our ex-sister inlaw there. so he got the s..... about it, like i don't talk to her. she's a name on my contact list, but he doesn't see it that way and says he running to tell his parents and bro. i don't see why i can't have her there, i've not got any of the other family there. just a heap of people he doesn't like or is not keen on. but it's really up to the account holder if they want to keep the account.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
11 Jan 10
I think your husband is beign silly...its VERY EASY to change his settings OR if he really doenst want his account anymore he could just delete it...If you ENJOY being on FB then why should you stop just because he doesnt get any pleasure out of it anymore...makes no sense to me...
@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
11 Jan 10
He can turn off his notifications so that he doesn't have to see them for you. But I do think it is a bit silly. My partner and I both have accounts on facebook but I call mine a ninja account because I do not use my real name and everything on there is on private so even he can see my photo albums and stuff. He is more open and has many friends on there and will deplay more things then me. I don't have a picture of myself on it, yet he has a few of himself and his children. He would rather I show my account so that hims friends can see who I am and stuff but I would rather be private. I have to admit though my last partner did not use a computer at all because he could not read. I do feel a bit strange that my new partner spends as much time online as he does. (more than me) If I were you and I really enjoyed facebook I would likely siggest to him to end notifications and if he doesn't do that then I would likely delete him and say that you did it so that he would not be frustrated anymore.
@cryw0lf (1302)
• United Kingdom
11 Jan 10
Tell him to turn all of his notifications off then he won't get any. And on top of that it sounds like he's acting like a big baby. Tell him straight that he's being childish and that you're allowed the freedom of simply socializing. Don't be afraid of him.