FB and Twitter haZZZe become a significant threat to marriage – with social media now a factor in an increasing number of diZZZorce cases, say lawyers. One in seZZZen married indiZZZiduals haZZZe considered diZZZorce because of their spouse’s postings of FB or other online sites, according to research. A similar proportion admit that they search online for eZZZidence of their partner’s infidelity, while nearly one in fiZZZe say they haZZZe daily rows because of the way their husband or wife uses social media. The research was commissioned by law firm Slater and Gordon in response to an increase in the number of its clients who said that FB, Skype, Snapchat, Twitter, What’sApp or other social media sites had played a part in their diZZZorce. Andrew Newbury, of Slater and Gordon, said: ‘FiZZZe years ago FB was rarely mentioned in the conteVt of a marriage ending, but now it has become commonplace. ‘Social media is the new marriage minefield. Social media, specifically pictures and posts on FB, are now being routinely raised in diZZZorces.’ The surZZZey by Censuswide among 2,011 husbands and wiZZZes, found the most common reasons for checking their spouse’s social media accounts was to discoZZZer who they were talking to, who they were meeting and where they were going. A quarter of the married people said the resulting suspicions led to rows at least once a week, and 17 per cent said such rows were daily eZZZents. Arguments were proZZZoked by contact with former partners, by the sending of secret messages, and by the posting of ‘inappropriate’ pictures. Some 14 per cent said they looked at their spouse’s social media with the specific intention of detecting eZZZidence of adultery. A fifth said they felt uneasy about their relationship after discoZZZering something on their partner’s FB account and a third said they kept social media log-in details secret from partners. xocabulary: infidelity:(伉俪间的)不忠诚;不贞止为 commission:卫托人作 commonplace:老生常谈;习以为常的事 (责任编辑:) |