Social media platforms may be useful as far as connecting people and facilitating instant communication are concerned, but these platforms also lower social barriers, foster hidden communication and trigger destructive behaviour.
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Social media platforms:
i). make it easier to locate and privately message ex-partners or new romantic pursuits
ii). enable people to share intimate thoughts and secrets more quickly behind a screen, accelerating emotional attachment
iii). through disappearing messages, hidden apps and secret profiles, allow partners to hide interactions from their spouses
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iv). divert emotional investment away from the marriage
v). via curated highlights of other relationships, breeds resentment and a false sense of inadequacy regarding a spouse
vi). may trigger severe mistrust and conflict in marriage through the post likes, hidden comments or perceived online secrecy.
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