3 Crazy Things People Do On Facebook

If you’re reading this message, it means I survived the attempts on my life. You see, there’s this small faction within the population hell-bent on preventing the following words from ever seeing the light of day. This group understands that should this information somehow leak to the general public, then the results would prove to be catastrophic … at least it would for them. Thankfully though, through prayer, perseverance, and a 5’3 mother capable of administering a serious smackdown, I was able to foil their attempts to sabotage this piece. So who are these people? ….Lean in closer, so they can’t hear me…..

They are the crazy men and women of Facebook.

Now let me start by qualifying what I mean by crazy. There’s actually nothing clinically wrong with any of these people (at least I hope not.) But there are times when either heartbreak or relationship uncertainty cause these once normal people to behave in ways that can only be characterized as “crazy.” So after months of observation, I’ve finally identified the 3 craziest things that these people do on Facebook.

1. They create fake profiles to keep tabs on their exes.
The title alone probably has you thinking, “do people really do that?” In short, yes they do. In fact, you probably have a friend right now who’s logged in to their “other” account to see if an ex has moved on to a new love. It sounds petty; it sounds juvenile; and if they were thinking correctly, this wouldn’t have been their course of action. Sadly, once you careen off the relationship deep end, logical thought no longer applies.

I actually dated a woman who went so far as to befriend every women who had ever left a comment on my page. I can only assume this was her way of being a private investigator to see who was commanding my attention.

Sadly, she’s somewhere locked in a padded room now … although, I hear she still gets daily internet privileges.

2. They post passive-aggressive status messages.
In the event that the “crazy” person remains friends with their former lover, a different method is used to make their presence felt. I call this the “passive-aggressive status message” strategy. This method sends subliminal messages to the intended target without coming right out and saying it. It can happen in either one of two ways. Either they take the “guilt trip” approach by posting messages like:

“Was up all night thinking about how God is going to make a way … This too shall pass.”

Or, they choose an alternate route where they portray life as being grand. This is exhibited through messages like:

“I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun … Can’t wait to do it again tonight.”

Both are desperate cries for attention, and are meant to serve as a not-so subtle reminder of their existence.

3. They post misleading pictures on their page.
I’ve decided to use a personal story to drive this final point home. A female friend recently went through a tough break up, so a group of friends decided to take her out for drinks. During the course of the evening, she whips out her camera and says, “Take a picture of me and The Fly Guy. We’ve never taken a picture together.”

As the picture was snapped, she leaned up and kissed me on the cheek. Innocent enough, right? Well that was my initial thought, until I logged on to Facebook the next day and saw that our “innocent” moment had become her new default picture. To compound the matter, she added the caption “A Really Great Man.” While I appreciated the compliment, I understood that her wording was less about me, and more about taking a dig at her former lover.

The reality is that my friend isn’t alone, as countless other men and women use the exact same tactic of posting misleading pictures to elicit a jealous response. It’s just a shame that I was used as the bait.

The Fly Conclusion: This is the point of the program where we all put our heads down and close our eyes. Are they closed? Now if any of you feel like I was talking about you, then I need you to raise your hand … don’t worry, no one can see you.

If you raised your hand, there’s no need to be ashamed … in fact, I understand where you’re coming from. Losing someone within the context of a relationship can be tough … so tough, that we don’t always handle the fallout in a productive manner. But today is a day of new beginnings, as well as a day for you to stop using Facebook, Myspace or any other social networking medium as a means to manipulate. It’s time out for that. Does everyone agree?

Good.