Do you Flaunt Him/Her or is it a Secret?

With Valentine’s Day a day away, statistics were taken from Facebook and Myspace users about their love life. Why do some people list their relationship status and some don’t? Are they embarrassed of their significant other? Do they not want their friends and family to know? Or do they keep their life so personal that they don’t want the entire Facebook world to know about their business unless they are close friends with the person?

Some popular answers to these questions were “That is my business,” “He asked me not to,” “Relevant people already know,” and “So when I’m single I don’t have to change it.” For those that answered, “So when I’m single I don’t have to change it,” they should really rethink the reason they’re in a relationship and maybe they’d be better off single.

Many people who are on Facebook and Myspace love to flaunt their significant other, by posting pictures and constantly updating their Facebook status with things like, “Movie night with the boy friend,” or “Walking on the beach with my fiancé.”

Statistics show that 14% of people who are single, 18% of people that are dating, and 17% of people that are engaged, do not show a relationship status. 35% of people who are in a relationship, and do not list their status, is really high! I would think that those in a relationship would want to show it off and let it be known. I think the 14% of people who are single and don’t reveal it, just don’t want to publicize that they are single and “looking,” maybe they just want to “play the game” and keep guys/girls wondering what’s the story behind them.

According to the movie “The Social Network,” Mark Zuckerberg knew he needed to add one more thing to Facebook before he could launch it…. a relationship status! Everyone wants to know whether their friends and crushes are single or taken. Many people search Facebook daily just waiting for the one they love to break up with their significant other so they can swoop in and snatch them up. So what kind of person are you…. Do you list your relationship status? Whether single or taken? Or do you leave it up to everyone else to play the game and figure it out?