It's common knowledge that I have an issue with "Relationship Statuses" on Facebook. I know everyone wants everyone else to know when they're single and when they're not. They want to stick it to the one they really love, or they want to prove that they are independent and loving it (lie, but OK). Here's the thing though, any guy that changes his relationship status to "In A Relationship" is not doing it willingly, that's a fact.
Most guys like being single (and I mean the vast majority), and they also like their anonymity. There is no way in hell that a guy wakes up in the morning and says, "I think I'm going to change my status to 'In A Relationship' so that every girl I know and don't know now knows I'm locked up." No freakin way, that's not how it works.
It usually goes down like this:
Girl: Baaaaabe, I think we should be in a relationship on Facebook.
Boy: Why?
Girl: Because, we are in a relationship and everyone should know.
Boy: But who cares if everyone knows? We know and that's all that matters.
Girl: That's stupid, change your status, now.
Following said conversation, a fight usually ensues, the boy changes his relationship status and after a few months boy and girl break-up.
I'm no genius, nor am I a relationship expert, but I will give myself that I am a good social observer (not sure what that actually means, but I'm a good people watcher). And I know this, if your man is reluctant to change his status, just end it then and there and save yourself some time and some Facebook stalking.
