While social networking may be good for business or friendship, sharing too many details of a new relationship could cause problems. Following are some rules for using Twitter when in a new relationship, asking someone out, or even after a breakup.
No Asking Someone Out With a Tweet
Twitter messages can be viewed by anyone with an Internet connection. If singles are interested in asking out a potential new love interest, they should do it with a phone call, private text, or through face-to-face conversation. "In person" is always the best approach.
No Posting Pictures of a Date
Photos are easy to post on Twitter using sites like Twitpic, but never assume that a picture is fair game to post. If one partner doesn't want their picture up it can cause big problems in a new relationship. It's best to err on the side of caution when photos are involved.
No Complaining About a Relationship on Twitter
Even if daters break up, there is no reason to post the details on a social networking site. Daters should be aware that anyone can read their tweets, and that includes a potential new love interest. Why ruin a chance to meet someone new based on things said during an emotional moment on your computer?
Rather than lamenting online about a failed relationship or lackluster partner, daters should chat up their pals in person to get complaints off their chests. Personal contact with a pal is always better for healing wounds.
No Tweeting While on a Date
When singles are on a really great date, they may want to let the entire world know how happy they are. But daters should avoid the urge to tweet about the step-by-step details of a date. Not only is it rude, but it takes attention away from the actual date. While one partner may be tweeting happily away, the other may be silently wondering why their date is being so distant and uncommunicative.
Breakups Should Be Tweeted About in a Positive Fashion
Regardless of the reason for breaking up, one partner should never bash the other on Twitter. If a breakup or past partner must be referred to, do it positively and briefly. Repeatedly posting negative tweets about someone makes the tweeter look bad.
No Adding a Date's Followers
When dating someone new, it's natural to see who is following his or her tweets. However, just like in person, daters cannot assume they are instantly a part of their date's past. It takes time to get to know someone, whether the communication is done in person or online.
If singles genuinely get to know their partner's followers in person, then it's perfectly acceptable to follow them or add them to a friend list.
No Obsessing About Who Your Partner is Tweeting With
Realizing that new object of your affection has ex's as followers may come as a shock, but resist the urge to ask him or her about it. Social networking friends fall into a different category than personal friends. Often, people tweet with individuals they barely know except for the communication they share online.
In addition, it's difficult to know the nature of an online conversation if a few tweets are all that is visible. Ignore the tweets of another unless he or she engages in suspicious behavior. If there are questions about cheating or inappropriate emotional attachments, then a face-to-face conversation is needed.
Twitter is a wonderful method of online communication. But when it comes to the dating, it's best to be a bit cautious before sharing details online that can't be taken back. Even if a relationship is happy, there is always a detail or two that should be best kept private.
It's all too easy to over share, and it could hurt a new relationship before it even gets off the ground. In the early stages of any relationship, tweet with caution!
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