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If you get a lot of unwanted pokes, winks, DMs and invitations, it’s probably best you read this.
The internet has given people the courage to go after their dreams. Meet ups, chats, and dating sites all make us one click away from sparking up a great conversation with someone interesting. But if you’ve already found that special somebody, to others, you look like an opportunity on stilts.
For a relationship to develop between two people in a way that leads to a healthy future, it is best to keep the inner workings and status of that union to yourselves. Sure, family and close friends should always know, but opening up to the wrong one could damage your relationship. Here, we share 9 reasons why you should keep the internet rooftop-shouting within range of your close circle.
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It Makes The Relationship Harder For You
Uploading your emojis and feelings could make keeping the energy in your relationship strong that much more difficult. No one wants a weak mate, so think before you click and save the best for your significant other.
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It Encourages Fiendish Exes And Stalkers To Reach Out
Alec Baldwin’s stalker (pictured left) didn’t know how to leave someone alone. Be careful when announcing that committed status, you never know whose heart you’re truly breaking when you take yourself off the market.
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Status Updates Could Ruin Your Life
One minute everyone sees that you’re in a relationship, the next time “it’s complicated” and your social life suffers because of it. Keep those important life moments in-house and stave off any unwanted energy.
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You Could Worry Your Parents
Everyone’s parents are on Facebook these days. There’s no need to up mom and dad’s stress levels with posts of your mate “not checking for you” or “disrespecting my G”.
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It Makes Breaking Up Hard To Do
The entire Northern hemisphere knows that you and so-and-so are joined at the hip. You both get a thousand likes for every photo posted. That sort of social expectation would make it hard for you to part ways if your lover is no longer the one for you. By keeping your love special, you’ll be able to tell red flags a lot sooner.
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Any Would-Be Gossip Is Magnified
Think of the gossip folks try to tell you now about your lover and magnify that by 2,000. Or even 2 million. Don’t feed the trolls any more than you have to. By keeping your love life safe you’ll be doing you and your lover’s heart a good service.
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It Causes Tension With Family And Friends
Choosing to stick with the bad boy who mooches off of you (and his friends), and is all-around a bad look, wouldn’t make your parents or close friends happy. With your love life offline, you’re able to cut down on the static between you, your heart and the ones who help to protect it.
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Online Connections Could Ruin First Impression
That girl or guy you’ve been chatting with on Instagram sure looks like a catch. You don’t hide your feelings from the person as they continue to bask in your affection. Finally, you see them and they’re looking like Carrot Top fresh out the pen with pure hunger in their eyes. Seriously vet anyone you meet online before ever meeting them in real life.
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“It’s Complicated” Could Complicate Intimacy
The online concept of love is way different than how it is in real life. If you choose to boast how ill your tricks and teases are, you may find yourself without a partner to practice with… or sent to the doghouse to think about why the world wide web shouldn’t know all about your love.
