When your girlfriend insists on friending you on Facebook and you’re not for the idea, she may be trying to salvage your relationship – well, and marking her territory, of course. The social networking site has been blamed for rising cases of marital fallouts.
Divorce lawyers are of the view that the upsurge in popularity of social networks such as Facebook and Bebo is tempting people to cheat on their partners. Suspicious partners have used the platforms to seek evidence of flirting and affairs that has led to high cases of divorce. A survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that divorce lawyers are reporting a surge in the number of cases that employ social media for evidence of cheating. Flirty messages on Facebook and emails are increasingly being quoted as evidence of undue behavior.
The 20 percent figure comes from a survey by a UK law firm some years back (2009) that showed 20% of its divorce filings arose from flings on the social networking giant. Additionally, the divorce lawyers from the American body established that Facebook was the biggest culprit, followed by MySpace and then Twitter.