Your Facebook Status Could Get You A Divorce

With today’s technology and online social networking, infidelity among spouses is easier to catch more than ever. With than in mind, it is also easier to prove in court. Cell phones, emails, and the many social networking websites provide credible means for evidence.

Many married men and women cautiously spend time on social networking websites looking for new friends and relationships, leading to infidelity. Emails, text messages, and even instant message logs can be used as evidence in a divorce case. In some states, adultery is required for divorce; however, in others, grounds for divorce is not required.

Be careful of what you post online and who you email and send text messages to. A single status update on Facebook or flirtatious emails can ruin your marriage.

What's your Status? Screwed!

I love it when "adults" use the computer. Okay, maybe I should be more specific. I love when "adults" use social networking sites. Because most of the time they have no idea what they're doing.

In what's being dubbed "e-misbehavior" (what I don't love are stupid new techie terms), sites like Facebook are becoming more and more popular forms of divorce inducing situations and evidence in court. It used to just be dating sites where a moron placed an ad that wasn't too discreet. I mean, forget sites like AshleyMadison.com where the whole point is to cheat. The owners of AshleyMadison.com are there to HELP you make sure you don't get caught.

If you don't know what you're doing, you probably shouldn't be cheating. And you most definitely shouldn't be cheating using Facebook. Here's why:

Not only can what you say be grossly misinterpreted due to lack of tone and context online, but most adult users (I'm speaking about the 40+ demographic) are grossly unaware of how public their meanderings into affair-ville actually are. Facebook's privacy settings are difficult enough to set up even if you know what you're doing. It's quite difficult to lead a private life on what is a...wait for it....social networking site. The whole point is to be social and for everyone and their mother (could be your mother) knowing what the hell you're doing.

So a simple poke, chat, status update, message, or comment can inadvertently bring down an entire marriage if you're not careful.

Oh, and everyone will know about it too. And probably laugh. It's going to sting.