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Facebook’s Couplemania

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on June 3, 2013 by RachelJuly 6, 2013

It all started when I noticed that in the “about” section of my Facebook page, my relationship status had changed from “it’s complicated” to “in a complicated relationship”. I had selected “it’s complicated” instead of “single” because it seemed to …
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Posted in Activism, Singles By Choice | Tagged couplemania, Facebook, matrimania, shame, singlism, stereotypes | 10 Replies

To Leave or Not to Leave

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 21, 2013 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I’ve made a big fuss about leaving Facebook both here and on Facebook itself in part because i wanted other people’s inputs. Most of that was “oh, i’ll miss you,” or some variation thereof, which wasn’t particularly helpful, especially since …
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Posted in Activism | Tagged Facebook, integrity, systems thinking | 3 Replies

Rethinking Facebook

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 11, 2013 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I pride myself in connecting the dots. So, when i realized that i hadn’t connected some dots, it was rather humbling. And a reminder of how important it is to connect the dots. My progressive phone company sends me activist …
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Posted in Activism | Tagged Facebook, integrity, morality | 3 Replies

The Perils, Pitfalls, and Joys of Facebook

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on December 16, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

As i mentioned before, i am participating in the Winter Practice Period of the Center for Transformative Change. As part of that practice, i have committed myself to intentionally do (or not do) certain things including Effort: Choosing Life Every …
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Posted in Activism, Lebensexperiment | Tagged 27-day, addiction, community, connection, Facebook, intentions, NVC, practice period | 1 Reply

Your Relationships and Facebook

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on December 22, 2010 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I have ranted about Facebook’s relationship status before: It forces us to make couplemanic choices. Now, thanks to Christina from Onely, there is a petition that tries to change that. Go sign it and then spread the word so that …
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Posted in Activism, Quick note | Tagged couplemania, Facebook, matrimania | Leave a reply

Facebook Relationships

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on October 15, 2010 by RachelApril 19, 2013

I’ve been trying to figure out how to make the Facebook relationship status meaningful for me. It doesn’t let me write in what I want (single by choice), so I thought that maybe I could expand the meaning of relationship …
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Posted in Activism, Quick note, Singles By Choice | Tagged couplemania, Facebook, matrimania | 6 Replies
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