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Why must everything be posted on Facebook?

I've written about this a couple of times before, but after reading through some very personal Facebook statuses today, I have to ask, must we share everything on social networking sites?

I have friends, family, even a girlfriend, but after I experience things with them, I don't feel the need to tell the world every last detail about them. If anything, I may briefly mention a happening and find a way to be stimulate laughter by integrating humor. This is especially the case with my relationship. Granted, my girlfriend and I aren't too fond of romantic comedies and romance novels. This is especially the case with her. Yes, I like romantic comedies more than my girlfriend. In any case, you're not going to see us typing the following statuses at any point in the future:

"X years ago today, I began a wonderful journey with my one true love - (name). He's/She's the most perfect boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife anyone could ever ask for, and I'm forever grateful. Thank you, honey, for (X) wonderful years! I love you. Hugs and kisses."

Wouldn't a message like that be better served by just telling that one person, rather than hundreds of friends, family members, and acquaintances?

It kind of cracks me up (not literally) how many "likes" such statuses generate, because I can almost guarantee you that a large majority of these "likers" only "liked" the status because the person is a friend and they want to show that they're happy for them, even though they're gagging while reading the post.

It's great if these people are genuinely happy and truly mean what they say via these personal posts. However, I'd be much more touched to actually see and hear a woman I care about tell me such things face-to-face rather than read them on Facebook. Perhaps I'm a little old-fashioned in that regard, but for as much time as I spend on the computer, I'd much rather a woman and I express our feelings for one another privately than in the social networking world.

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