I call upon these persons...

What is it about Facebook that makes people want to live their relationships out in public?

One of the couples I married have invited me to be their Facebook friend and I logged on to accept - only to discover on my front page a proclamation that my son and his girlfriend had ended their relationship. I do hope it was a mutual decision as it would be a horrible way to finish and for the whole world (literally) to be able to see and comment.

At a family gathering over Christmas we were discussing Social networking sites and my neice said she had avoided them as she didn't like to think of people 'stalking' her and viewing her photographs...
I suppose the answer is simply not to post any. I didn't have a choice as my daughter set up my profile. And the wedding couple in question put their picture on my page.

A wedding is a very public affair - in fact you can't restrict who comes into church to watch you get married. And it is the witnesses who make the marriage service valid. In a civil ceremony you would literally have to say " I call upon these persons here present to witness that I..." etc.

But I'm not sure about heralding the breakdown of a relationship or friendship on a website.Unless of course the couple want to advertise the fact that they are now single and available. If you fancy my son then form an orderly queue - but I must warn you about his ogre of a mother!!