SOCIAL MEDIA VS RELATIONSHIPS
Hey, you guys!
I've been working extremely hard on this piece, and I wanted to make sure I included every single detail about how I felt on this topic.
We live in a world where if he's not my MCM every week or if I'm not his WCW every week there's CONFLICT. For those of you who might not know those terms, it's (Man Crush Monday, Woman Crush Wednesday..). Question.. Why are we so stuck on social media being a part of our relationships nowadays? I wish we could just go back to middle school days where there were just house phone calls and love letters ha! Too far? Okay, but you guys get my point? Can love be pure again without the sweet nectar of the internet being too involved?
Being a girl who's well known on social media may have swayed my relationships with guys in the past. What do I mean by that? Some people just won't take you seriously based on how many followers you have on the social media crazy right? But yes I've been told that ''I didn't want to talk to you because I saw you had too many followers and thought she has a lot going on'' and I thought to myself like what? So you didn't even want to get to know me based on my follower's count? That is absurd, but we are together now, so it's cool. Ha!
As you guys might've seen from my past relationships and relations with guys, I would put them on my social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. I was happily happy by myself but the truth revealed itself, at first I was disappointed but I forgave and moved forwarded.
TAKE NOTE, Everyone you date doesn't have to reach your social websites, but an even better lesson I learned was if you can't proudly post them why are you with them? It's 2016 we should be comfortable displaying love without conflict from outsiders or within.
THE "DON'TS" ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHILE IN RELATIONSHIPS!
Just wanted to share my top six "DON'TS" while in a relationship when it comes to social media.
- DON'T embarrass your BF/GF by the things you post like showing off your body, it's like who are you trying to impress? Plus it's just better to be a mystery to the world and revealing to those who matter. (No Ayesha Curry didn't teach me, it was my Momma ha!)
- DON'T listen to Yo Gotti, sliding in DM'S isn't where someone in a relationship should be or snapping chatting your...
- DON'T like random pictures of half naked girls or guys. It's ALL about respecting each other, because even when you think no one sees it somebody will screenshot it, send it over, and now there's conflict YOU could've avoided.
- DON'T cross your BF/GF by communicating with your EX'S online... it's just that simple there shouldn't be a reason to do so. Personally, I'm not here for anyone's past so leave it there.
5.DON'T leave anything "unchecked" as my friend Syd would say. "EMOJIS MATTERS" too it's not about picking at things or being petty, once again it's about respect if he/she sees your in a relationship what's the kisses emojis for?
PUT SOME RESPECK ON IT. HA!
6.DON'T let your BF/GF find out things over the internet that is the worst feeling everrrr. Like where's the trust? The communication? Again it's embarrassing. (Previous Experience) seeing my ex take pictures with girls from his past he was dealing with and having my friends call me to tell me what they saw on the Internet made me look stupid. Finding out that he was entertaining girls in their DM's was so embarrassing for me. We both we're OBSESSED with each other's social media but in a bad way. He made me block guys who he felt like me, and I made him block every girl he was communicating with inappropriately. Non-stop arguments with others over each other. Craziness right? A very TOXIC RELATIONSHIP. So much energy wasted all because the lack of discipline when it came to social media. That's something I NEVER want to go through again.
If your BF/GF is feeling uncomfortable about something, they see do what you have to do to make sure the comfort level is there that's what it's about communicating and understanding each other it's YOUR job ladies and gentlemen.
LASTLY, Respect yourself, your partner, and don't let YOUR CHOICES on social media be the reason why you guys are no longer together. Social media don't break people up, people choices do. So please be mindful.
Please listen to the audio below I interviewed my friends and boyfriend Q about their opinions about relationships and social media, an engaged couple (CJ AND MO) and also one of my good friends SYD. I just wanted to put a beautiful spin on this post for you guys to hear others speak out! ENJOY!