We're All Guilty of It, so We All Need to Stop

We all have a routine when we turn on our computers everyday. Mine includes checking and answering emails, watching the funny video links in those emails, and checking Facebook.

As I scroll through the different thoughts that my friends have chosen to bestow upon the world, I find myself experiencing a wide range of emotions, usually something like this:

Boring...boring...annoyed...boring...annoyed again...ok, that's funny...boring...you're an idiot, learn to spell...funny...annoyed...more annoyed...getting irritated...nevermind.

This is usually the part where I've come across how much somebody misses somebody else, loves somebody else, can't live without somebody else, had such a great time last night, etc. You know what I'm talking about. This is also when the urge to purge has gotten to the point of no return, and I need to leave Facebook or risk a major stain on my new furniture.

Here's the thing: I have no right to judge anybody on putting sentimental crap on Facebook. We've all been there, and any of you who say different are delusional. My concern is for the people who feel the need to post these things every single day, often two or three times a day. The world doesn't need to know that you have the greatest boyfriend or girlfriend in the world, only they do.

Being a hopeless romantic myself, I'm all for sentiment and affection. I also believe that when it comes to matters of the heart, any and all things that need to be said between two people are meant to stay between those two people. Here's a thought, and I can't believe that I'm apparently the first to think of this...TELL THE PERSON YOURSELF!! Actually leave your house, go to theirs, and tell them to their face; not the world of Facebook.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that my friends are happy. But I don't give a rat's ass how much they love or miss someone, or how their boy/girlfriend is the best. Stop filling up my wall with that crap and go tell them in person.

Coincidentally, these are the same people who, when single, are those that never hesitate to let the rest of the world know how bad their love life is, how depressed they are, and how they're NEVER going to find happiness. Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think?

-GS