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Can't we keep our love lives private anymore?

Why do some people think the world needs to know about their love lives via Facebook statuses? I might be in the minority on this anymore, but I just don't understand that. Wouldn't it come across as more heartfelt, spontaneous, and genuine to tell a significant other what you feel for them face-to-face or at the very least, over the telephone (no, not through texting)? Doesn't spreading that very message to hundreds of friends and family members through Facebook kind of detract from the sentiments coming across as genuine? These statuses just come across as phony to me, which is why I'll never post them. If I truly want to emotionally touch a person I love, I'm going to express those feelings directly to them and not just hope that they read it along with hundreds of others. 

Also, what is with people "liking" some of these statuses? Is it just the thought of, "Well, he'd/she'd probably like that I 'like' this, so I will." or is it, "I'm so happy he/she found the best wife/husband in the world - even better than mine! Woo-hoo!"?

We're becoming such romantics, even Pepe Le Pew would be mighty impressed. We purchase cards with others' writings on them. We post "personal" messages for hundreds to see. Before long, I wouldn't be surprised if we started sending automated love messages to our loved ones. We might as well, for that's how many of these romantic sentiments come across to me - robotic and void of feeling.
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