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AIBU?

to think some people need to get a 'real' life??

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 19:53

Facebook.

A girl in my friends list got married today. I know because of her numerous status updates and photo uploads (of the wedding, on the same day as the wedding). I mean c'mon, just leave it out for one day of your life? Especially your wedding day!

Same with people going on holiday and uploading photos and updating status' constantly whilst away.

Seriously, not cool. Can't you just enjoy yourselves without constantly uploading every detail?

Seems life is about photos for facebook and not just about memories these days.

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BAFE · 13/05/2010 19:55

But????????

don't you go on Facebook ????????????????????

why is it OK for you to be FB when you want to be, but it's not OK for her to be on FB when she wants to be? I don't get it. so

YABU

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 19:57

Yes...but I use it as a social networking site, not for my very own online 'OK' magazine.

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PorphyrophillicPixie · 13/05/2010 19:58

YABU and not. some overdo it, others find a few minute or two and facebook fills that time Up to them, leave them be and block their updates if it really bugs you!

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 20:00

But on your wedding day?? Slightly more than just overdoing it wouldn't you say?

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AhLaVache · 13/05/2010 20:00

Yanbu.

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StephysFamous · 13/05/2010 20:01

YABU, it take's seconds to upload pics to facebook if you have the right phone, I doubt she's sitting in a corner. So what if she was?

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Meglet · 13/05/2010 20:02

LOL at online 'OK' magazine.

Wedding day updating is a bit OTT.

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bibbitybobbityhat · 13/05/2010 20:04

Yanbu.

But I think mostly its a generation thing.

I am old gimmer (in my 40s) and would say 80% of the people I know of my age never or rarely use facebook.

Whereas probably 99% of 20 year olds use it daily.

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Imarriedafrog · 13/05/2010 20:05

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lovechoc · 13/05/2010 20:06

blah it's FB

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BAFE · 13/05/2010 20:06

what about xmas day, birthdays, mothers day and anniversaries? would that be OK?

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 20:07

bibbitybobbityhat - I'm only 25... and old 25 I'll give you that

Imarriedafrog - Tsk

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 20:09

BAFE - I just think it's incredibly sad that the majority of memorable and important days are spent posting on FB.

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badgermonkey · 13/05/2010 20:10

It takes about ten seconds to take a photo and upload it to Facebook on my phone. I would definitely do it on my wedding day if I knew there were people who couldn't be there and who would like to see them - it's hardly hours out of the day.

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AnyFucker · 13/05/2010 20:11

I don't use FB

I don't have time (am on MN too much )

I wonder if your friend posted updates, and pics, of the wedding night ?

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lovechoc · 13/05/2010 20:12

same as anyfucker here - FB just seems to be too much of a faff. MN much easier, log on when you can and no one knows you personally so you just chat when you can.

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BAFE · 13/05/2010 20:13

Actually, I agree with you (a little bit) - I can certainly think of plenty of other things I'd rather be doing on my wedding day (if you get my meaning )

BUT,I dunno,maybe it wasn't a big deal to her, her wedding, maybe it was just for legal reasons

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 20:13

I'm deleting her before we get that far I think AF. Certainly do not need those details!

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mrspir8 · 13/05/2010 20:13

BUt it's only a short moment in a day and she may have been so excited she wants to share it with her freinds as quickly as possible-maybe there was a mate or relative on FB who could not make it to the day so they thought uploading the piccies as quickly as possible was her way of sharing the day. When we got married we wanted to do a live video stream for DH's grandparents as they lived in scotland and were too elderly to travel at the time. If there had been a way to share it easily with them then we would have!

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BattyKoda · 13/05/2010 20:16

Precisely - I'm getting married soon (which is why it rang a chord with me I think) and I just cannot imagine FB even entering my mind, I doubt I'll even have my phone on me! Judging by the photos it costaridiculousamountofmoney was a fairly big deal. Why waste time during such a special day?

Like my mum says about holiday photos, if you come back with loads you can't have had a good time.

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currycrazy · 13/05/2010 20:18

(clicks on new facebook icon to add this thread to her FB)

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StephysFamous · 13/05/2010 20:19

mrspir8
DH and I did that using webcam, wireless net and ustream.com for friends who were stuck in Aus due to bush fires. For the service, not all day. I'm beginning to wonder now if it's rather tacky.

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Ladyanonymous · 13/05/2010 20:23

StephysFamous

Good grief...thought we were still on the wedding night then...until I re-read

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cupcakesandbunting · 13/05/2010 20:26

YANBU. My best mate recently went on honeymoon to New York then San Francisco and she kept updating "--- is outside Macy's LOL"

Eventually, I responded with "is your new husband really happy that he paid all that money for you to Facebook all day? ;-)" She stopped after that

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Shoshe · 13/05/2010 20:26

No Steph, we couldnt go to Ds's wedding in SA,they did the same as you, it was wonderful to be able to see.

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