{"id":9894,"date":"2015-12-23T07:56:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.zoosk.com\/en\/?p=9894"},"modified":"2021-05-31T23:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T06:40:59","slug":"change-relationship-status-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/dating-advice-men\/change-relationship-status-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Change My Relationship Status on Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Joan,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wants to be in a Facebook relationship. <\/em>I\u2019m not into broadcasting this kind of info, but I like her. Should I tell her \u201cno\u201d or do I just go with it?  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media adds a ton of pressure to new relationships. There\u2019s this common misconception that the pictures you post somehow reflect the health of your relationship and reveal how much you like your partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although you\u2019ve decided to take a more private approach, your lady needs to understand why you feel awkward about posting the status. If she doesn\u2019t, you\u2019re going to end up annoyed that she keeps asking about this, and she\u2019s going to continue to feel badly that you aren’t making the changes she wants to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about it from her perspective. She\u2019s asking for the Facebook status change, but the subtext of her request is to make sure that you\u2019re just as invested in the relationship as she is–the change in status is just a check point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a conversation with her about the way you feel. Giving her reassurance will help her feel more secure, even if you you don’t plan on changing your status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember: These kinds of things are best handled privately between you two before they’re shared publicly with 500 of your closest friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still confused? Watch and learn.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7LKjLYKnSk8<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What to do when you want to keep things private but your significant other says no. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":11938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[885],"tags":[768,760],"class_list":["post-9894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice-men","tag-joanactually","tag-men"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nShould I Change My Relationship Status on Facebook?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Social media sites like Facebook add a ton of pressure to new relationships. 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