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George Gladwin Matsheke
Round Table: Relationships vs Social Network
15H46 THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
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So while I was attending a dinner something something at a friends place - someone said that if you are on twitter and you partner is following you, you have to tweet less ...

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at the same time I have seen relationships start and end on facebook/twitter - now the question here is what are rules if your partner is following you on twitter - do you chat to them via twitter or you leave that for real life or are you accountable to what someone says on online [eg. facebook wall] as you are in real life?

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22 Comments  
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    seilatsatsi
    21 MONTHS AGO

    its true tho, when u mad at the person u just wanna offload u cant really do it if they following u. i think one is accountable for both what is said online n in real life

  2. Well I used to think not being friends with your partner on facebook or not following each , that 1 of the other person has something to hide, after a while I realised that in actual fact it is better not to follow your partner or be friends with them on facebook, reasons being : 1 you cannot control what people write on your wall or which statuses they tag you on...

    also you saying with a 'non faithful' connotation will turn horribly being wrong... even if its just something you are saying randomly...

    For those who are friends with their partners on these SMNs and are hurt by what their partners is saying online to me is a sign of insecurity and low self-esteem, if you not prepared to see certain things, dont be friends on these networks, period

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    Spanelli
    21 MONTHS AGO

    i for one is not freinds with my partner on Fb or any other site as i believe that can only lead to trouble .I agree with Kb when he says even the simplest comment can turn things sour.

    Rather leave the communication to face to face or via other means as that is safer.

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    caprisel
    21 MONTHS AGO

    some people don't have descipline [period]!
    i have been friends with my partner on social networks and have never faced anyproblems (well that was only one guy) *takes deep breath "the rest" yho! deescipline101

  5. this is a new medium, keyword: new.

    there are no rules.

    If we assume for a moment that these interactive-networks are in fact social, then it goes without saying the rules of the real life will apply.

    If a girl/boy has no timing (as in o dom), then shit will get fucked, period.

    *ps: the interwebs are a means of communication, they are not your relationship — how you mange and handle a relationship (friend, lover, family, business, work) in real life, will be same online.

    *gets back to drinking Mariestads.

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    caprisel
    21 MONTHS AGO

    LOL! nnete e e se nang bana ba phefo!

  7. "If a girl/boy has no timing (as in o dom), then shit will get fucked, period" - Amen!

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    Spanelli
    21 MONTHS AGO

    hahaha-is a dom ...i like

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    Bugzy
    21 MONTHS AGO

    i agree with GGM... vele shit will get fucked especially if she/he is always checking your wall/status/tweet!

  10. @Bugzy - eeer thats not what i said or meant
    *hides

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    Bugzy
    21 MONTHS AGO

    @GGM... you know what they say about the cat and the curiosity and something getting killed! you are gonna get tempted to look at your partner's tweet/wall/status just to see what they are saying or what's being said to them! *i don't he said that too!

  12. yeah! i hear you - but now you cant also be tweeting dumb ish thats gonna get you in trouble with your lady. Its one thing someone else posting stupid ish on your facebook wall but if you tweet stupid ish - then you will get into trouble.

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    Bugzy
    21 MONTHS AGO

    then again you can't tweet what you want because you're afraid to hurt your partner... even if its stupid ish, you should be able to say what you want!

  14. not really - when you are jolaring, you stop acting like that - you consider the other party. This does depend how old you are by the way.

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    Bugzy
    21 MONTHS AGO

    you should be able to say whatever you want #amjustsaying

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    seilatsatsi
    21 MONTHS AGO

    im with bugzy on this one, sometimes u just wanna be stupid without thinking bout it first.

  17. dont be stupid period. *im just saying

  18. +
    seilatsatsi
    21 MONTHS AGO

    @GGM - understood

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    caprisel
    21 MONTHS AGO

    *bow @GGM

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    Sips
    20 MONTHS AGO

    FB or twitter is a personal journal/ just like a diary one should have a leeway to write what they like/ if you take offence you shouldnt be friends then just like you never pick & read people's diary if you easily overly-sensitive!

  21. but now you cant compare a diary and facebook and twitter - those are public domain - a diary is not.

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    caprisel
    20 MONTHS AGO

    @Sips you not serious right? you comparing FB n Twitter to a diary? LOL!

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