Facebook & Divorce

According to an article published in The Telegraph, a London newspaper, a rising number of divorces are being blamed on Facebook, the popular social networking site.

In the article, divorce attorneys claim that the website tempts people to cheat on their spouses, and that one in five divorce petitions cite Facebook as a reason for the dissolution of the marriage.

While it may be easy for a person to be unfaithful to their partner through the site, it is irresponsible to blame Facebook for a marital breakdown.  Let’s get real. PEOPLE cause marital breakdowns.  If a person wants to cheat on their spouse, they will.  Facebook is just an easy and convenient way for people to communicate with a lover or mistress behind their spouse’s back. 

Adults need to take accountability for their actions.  Whether they send inappropriate messages to a person other than their spouse, or they participate in a sexually suggestive or inappropriate chat, it is still the person who is being unfaithful.  If Facebook wasn’t around, it can be assumed that people would find other ways to carry out their infidelity.

But whether Facebook should be blamed for a divorce, countless people are using wall posts and flirty messages as evidence of adultery in their divorce petitions.