It has become a common sight on Facebook and Instagram – the ‘relfie’, a selfie with a partner, both gazing lovingly into the camera. However, researchers have warned that the snaps are a double edged sword – while they are often a sign of a strong relationship, too many will make your friends hate you.
The study by Dr. Benjamin Le od the University of Haverford, to be published in the journal Personal Relationships, found that people tended to think their friends were in happier relationships when they first started posting pictures together, or referred to each other in relationship statuses.
‘The take home message is that others will assume you are in a good relationship if you post relfies, change your status to ‘in a relationship with…’, and talk about your relationship on Facebook,’ the team wrote. ‘In addition, people viewing your profile are pretty accurate in their ratings of your relationship. If you are in a strong relationship, viewers can pick that up from your Facebook profile.’
‘However, there is some danger in getting too schmoopie about your relationship on Facebook; although your friends will think your relationship is going well, they will like you less.’ Researchers created fake Facebook accounts and then asked 100 participants to assess how happy the people were in the displayed relationship, as well as how much they liked the couple overall, based on their status updates.
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