Last year, more Facebook users changed their status to single than in a relationship — 24 percent versus 31 percent.
That juicy tidbit counts among many that lie in this infographic on how Facebook affects our relationships, rendered by our friends at Online Dating University.
Only three out of every five users show their relationship statuses at all, and such listings appear more frequently among Facebookers in the U.S., South Africa, Iceland, the U.K. and Canada.
Let us know in the comments section what you think about these statistics and the other facts appearing in the infographic below.
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Great job do did. It' surprising how facebook can also affect people negatively!
WIll you also monitor FB members individually in the future?
Comment by hai vo — May 31, 2011 @ 11:08 am
Spending too much time on facebook makes us lose attention on other social aspects of our life, from dating to parenting.
Comment by Blognostic — May 31, 2011 @ 11:57 am
Lol, nice relationship analytics…
Comment by write — May 31, 2011 @ 2:26 pm
I totally agree! It's like people are forgetting how to communicate with friends and family outside of facebook.
Comment by Brian O. — May 31, 2011 @ 11:41 pm
Using facebook to be helpful, it is very good. For people used to do business, it is very good.
Comment by Tiger Cyber — June 1, 2011 @ 2:23 am
As a solution for the last point, they (Infographics) didn't mention to De-activate their Facebook account,
If using Facebook has 100 pros then there are 10000 cons…….its ∞% true
Comment by Rajesh Kumar — June 1, 2011 @ 5:25 am
ya i lost my gf coz of facebook
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Comment by Hawa Abdullah — June 3, 2011 @ 2:50 am
I am too tired and being sick of other lady person keep play games with me all the time about date or friend or other kind of relationship at me on facebook so …. them okay!
Comment by James Reliford — June 3, 2011 @ 12:09 pm
I totally agree! There are enough people who are attention deficit in a relationship without Facebook adding to it!!
Comment by Guest — June 3, 2011 @ 12:50 pm
Part three is a mess…
Comment by @Marfapr — June 10, 2011 @ 2:52 pm
I would never miss Facebook if disappeared. I have an account but rarely view it. I could care less would others are doing and don't want others know my activities.
Comment by OJMD — June 10, 2011 @ 5:55 pm
i agree with these stats 101%
i am a victim of facebook break up myself :/
Comment by Mightee — June 11, 2011 @ 11:37 am
Just like anything, too much Facebook is bad. But when used the right way can be a valuable tool. People who's relationship suffers because they use Facebook, tend to "overuse" other things as well and as a result are going to have this problem with relationships.cellphones, TV, nightclubs, work. Anything can be abused. Practicing some restraint, as well as taking responsibility for our actions is the adult thing to do. Lol
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Comment by Jack — July 6, 2011 @ 3:48 pm
Social networks can definitely take away from relationships. From a business perspective though, it is an invaluable tool because you get access to your prospects and clients who are spending more than hour a day!
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Comment by laceemiller — August 1, 2011 @ 7:39 am
By sharing personal information and medias to others, you let them spy on you, as you can spy your girlfriend or boyfriend's account and let useless fear appear in your mind. That obviously destroy relationship by letting you know things that you don't have to, or that you're bad interpreting…
Comment by supprimer facebook — August 28, 2011 @ 12:57 pm
[...] of this can turn a basic crush into something overwhelming. When things get to that point, it’s time to log off of the social network and find something [...]
Pingback by 7 Ways Facebook Complicates Dating — September 26, 2011 @ 5:57 pm
Interesting! I wrote about this same issue for my sociology class: http://socialmediaandsociology.wordpress.com/2011...
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Comment by Aedes aegypti — January 4, 2012 @ 10:39 pm
Yes I think that facebook can hurts relationships but it is different for everyone : some will be affected a lot, and others just a bit.
By the way, some parts of the graphic are so real !
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Comment by Letting Go Quotes — January 8, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
Yes and also I live 10 thousand miles away so it helps me keep in touch with my friends and family.. I can see what they are up to and live some of there life with them.. So sad people don't use it positively boohoo
Comment by Sister for Sister — January 11, 2012 @ 2:22 pm
Great to see someone talking about it!
I personally use facebook to keep in touch with friends from abroad, and as my own personal radio station. I leave the relationship status blank at all times, no matter what status I'm actually in. It's my business therefore it is my choice to personally tell whoever I want. Also, I think the whole hype around it is so unnecessary. If a person changes their status from "in a relationship" to "it's complicated" or "single" then that person will get a lot of attention they probably don't want. People jump on these opportunities and will ask you what happened, even though you haven't really talked to them for a year, as it is just gossip for them.
I'm not saying you should keep it a secret, I do believe love should be celebrated!
So basically.. keep is SIMPLE, keep it safe
Comment by gift ideas — January 24, 2012 @ 8:48 am
Very nice and informative article. I just love these info graphics. I definenetly would like to have something like that on my page.
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Comment by seo4norge — January 31, 2012 @ 2:52 pm
I use my facebook profile for my own reasons with my photography, artwork and my self-talents. I notice that some people make awful, judgmental comments to one another, especially females with many individual people changing their relationship status often.
Comment by Pcorf — February 17, 2012 @ 1:27 am