‘What Were You Thinking?’ For Couples, New Source of Online Friction

The rise of social media — where sharing private moments is encouraged, and provocative and confessional postings can help build a following — has created a new source of friction for couples: what is fair game for sharing with the world? If one half of a couple is not interested in broadcasting the details of

The rise of social media — where sharing private moments is encouraged, and provocative and confessional postings can help build a following — has created a new source of friction for couples: what is fair game for sharing with the world? If one half of a couple is not interested in broadcasting the details of their lives, Facebook postings or tweets can create irritation, embarrassment, miscommunication and bruised egos. Some spouses have started insisting that their partners ask for approval before posting comments and photographs that include them. Couples are also talking through rules (a kind of social media prenup) about what is OK to share.

The New York Times, 4/26/2012

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