In A Relationship

One of my favorite things about these internet social sites like Facebook and Myspace is looking at people's relationship status. Personally, if I can help it I would never broadcast my relationships (or lack of). It just seems a little juvenile, not to mention, attracts a bunch of scandalous individuals. It's something about applying the label of "in a relationship" that sends a signal to every trifling homewrecking individual to test their skills and others fidelities. Even I have been guilty of looking a little too hard at the profile of a "taken" guy, whom I would have ordinarily just browsed over. There is something alluring about a man who will expose their feelings for another in front of millions of voyeurs.

But, my favorite thing about the relationship status' are when the two couples don't seem to match. He is "single", while she is proudly "married". How can that be? Maybe he is like me, and doesn't believe that something as trivial as selecing a preset option doesn't represent all of the day to day efforts of being someone's significant other. Or maybe, she is a little confused as to what "in a relationship" means. And I don't blame her, what does it mean? I'm involved in plenty relationships myself, albeit non of them are exclusive. If you've been dating for years, but you both have sex with others or even make "friends" that the other doesn't know about (which I see everyday) are you still in a relationship? Oh wait, maybe that's when you check "in an open relationship".

And speaking of open relationships, it always brings a smile to my face to see the neighborhood ho "in an open relationship". As if they could be in anything more serious. Now is this relationsip with only one person, or are they involved in numerous open relationships? Also, does the other person know that they're the second half of an open relationship? And also why would they be proud of being involved with numerous people. I'm by no means a prude but, a lady also never tells.

Anyway, I'd rather not state my relationship status online. There's something about those obnoxious relationships, with the back and forth posts on the profiles and the tons of pictures of the couple hugging and smiling in bed, and the faux "married" status that just screams "doomed to fail". Which they usually do.

P.S. my skeptical heart always skips a beat when someone suddenly is "no longer in a relationship" . Awww!