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What is up with the Brits? They can't stop having affairs on 'Second Life,' and now it seems a British husband announced his divorce on Facebook -- of course, this was before he got around to telling his wife he was leaving her. Considering last month's disturbing news about a Staffordshire, England man who murdered his wife after she changed her relationships status on Facebook to single, this latest news is surprising.
Lancashire resident Neil Brady decided to change his relationship status on Facebook -- he announced to everyone he knew that he had, "ended his marriage to Emma Brady." Neil apparently thought his wife Emma wouldn't notice. Emma only found out that she was single after she got a call from a friend in Denmark who asked her how she was handling the breakup. Even worse, someone had commented on Neil's wall saying,"You are better off out of it."
Neil claims his wife had been seeing another man, but we've still gotta call bad form on this one. We don't care how bad your marriage is, your wife deserves the dignity of being dumped in person... and before you tell everyone else about the separation via an update on a social networking site. [From: Daily Mail]
Losing Face on Facebook
Facebook is going to rewrite the book on standard office excuses, at least for its shortsighted users. Kevin Colvin, an intern at Anglo Irish bank, thought that had an ironclad story when he asked off to attend to a "family emergency." When his boss was alerted to this fresh picture posted to his Facebook profile during his absence, that story lost just a tad of its believability -- unless he was curing Aunt Hattie with his magical powers and a potent hoppy elixir. We're sure that posting the picture seemed like a good idea at the time, Kevin, but you were sadly mistaken. Same goes for that costume.
Students at Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey were shocked and confused when the news trucks rolled up to get the scoop on a set of Facebook photos. Obtained by a nosy parent, the pictures featured underage drinking that led to the suspension of school athletes. Many saw the role of the photos in the punishments as legally questionable, but despite organized protests and other umbrage, many students opted to just take their own racy Facebook pictures down as soon as possible. Live and learn, everyone -- just don't post visual evidence of it happening on your profile.
Even the charmed lives of beauty queens can be dragged through the mud by Facebook photos taken far away from the pageant stage. Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo discovered this firsthand over the summer when she was the target of a strange "blackmail plot" centered on profile images of her partying and carrying on in a less than royal fashion. She ended up releasing the photos herself, and soon everyone was wondering what the fuss was all about -- from venture capitalists to gossip reporters, Facebook has a tendency to get people riled up.
Thinking about shoplifting some clothing? Here's a tip -- think twice before posting pictures of yourself modeling the hot merchandise on Facebook. Two students at Radford University in Virginia learned this lesson the hard way when a store owner was tipped off and found the incriminating images on Facebook. A stroke of the 'print' button, a trip to the police office, and the bust was complete.
This story -- women who show little discretion in their alcohol consumption and even less when documenting their misadventures on their profiles -- seems to have started the most recent wave of Facebook embarrassments. While it's difficult for many to understand the personal pride and motivation behind such excess, it's even more mind-boggling to know that these exploits are being glorified online for all to see. Mom must be proud, and potential employers are surely beating down the doors.
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Subscribe to commentsotrpuFeb 14th 2009 9:39PM
Crude is as crude does
BeverlyFeb 14th 2009 10:15PM
No matter what was going on between this couple, they should have handled it a wee bit more dignified and less public!
I do not condone cheating whether it is the wife or husband. You took vows and to me that is LOW!
However, I feel the husband should have told her "face to face" and then just politely change his "relationship status" on Facebook to "it's complicated" until they finalized their marriage by divorce or legal seperation. YES, there is a status on Facebook that states "it's complicated"!!!!
Haven't you been told not to air your dirty laundry out in public?
Kind of tells you how much self respect these people have for themselves and others, not to metion proper etiquette and decorum!
BeverlyFeb 14th 2009 10:25PM
You sound like a true "spoiled brat" who thinks the world owes you a living and should move over because you are there!
Got a newsflash for you......you too will one day be 50 and older, then what will your excuse be?
Come to think of it, Facebook is probably out of your league with all the so called "oldies" joining. Afraid you might get an education and learn a thing or two (if not more)?
OH, and no we do NOT wear Crocs, have blading ponytails, drive Mini Vans or a Focus! But guess what? We also text message and e-mail. We even probably make a lot more money than you do too!
LizFeb 14th 2009 10:26PM
Well, they definitely deserve each other; so, why is it that they are getting divorced? He is a loser; she is a tramp, a match made in heaven!!!
ZAKFeb 14th 2009 10:37PM
Any person that humiliates their spouse as he did is a coward. She is fortunate to be rid of him.
AprilFeb 15th 2009 5:33AM
Oh, for the good old days of keeping one's private life private! My parents divorced when I was 9. When my mother remarried (I was 12), we moved to another town to "start over". My mother and stepfather have been married almost 35 years, and she STILL doesn't want people to know he's not her first husband!
DuaneFeb 15th 2009 10:19AM
Does he get his balls back now? Can't say he'll ever have a spine though.
ShadyFeb 19th 2009 6:48PM
Is everyone here insane??? We don't know the whole story, if his wife was cheating, she doesn't deserve anything. That is the bottom line. She doesn't deserve a bucket of water if she's on fire if she was having an affair. (ok, that's a little over the top)
If she wasn't cheating, then he is a coward, and isn't a man at all.