5 Things You Should Never Do On Facebook

Here are my five relationship rules for Facebook (hint: they all start with don't) ...

1. Don't use Facebook to spy on your partner.

If you're in a relationship and are having issues with trust, it's all too easy to start spying on your partner using Facebook. Note: you may not even be experiencing trust issues with your partner in the first place — but Facebook can often engender feelings of jealousy that send you into a rabbit hole.

Some people go beyond the innocuous picture-spying and actually log into their partner's Facebook accounts to read their private messages. I've worked with many couples where this has happened, and the outcome is always bad.

If you're feeling insecure or having problems trusting your partner, don't spy on their Facebook page. It will not help anything, and will likely just exacerbate your issues — individually and collective.

Instead, deal with your trust issues. You can go to therapy alone, or with your partner. Or you can choose to deal directly with your partner and engage in a difficult conversation. Either option will always lead to a better outcome, even if it requires more than just a click of a mouse.

2. Don't use Facebook to compare your life to the lives of others.

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Facebook e-mail switch changed address books

A story by CNET’s Violet Blue Saturday said Facebook’s move to change users’ e-mail addresses didn’t just affect their Facebook profiles – it affected their personal address books, as well.

“Facebook users say contacts’ e-mail addresses on phones and personal devices have been altered without their consent,” Blue wrote. “Their e-mail communication is being redirected elsewhere, and lost.”

Earlier this week, Facebook users noticed their personal e-mail addresses had been replaced on their user pages with a company-owned address. The move prompted the Electronic Privacy Information Center to ask the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the matter.

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Types of Facebook Users

Meanwhile on Facebook…