When is a relationship official?

[Moonchild]

Facebook is the new myspace

And that's exactly why I got rid of my Facebook. It's MySpace with a /real name/ attached to it.

And if a relationship is official when it says so on Facebook, then one person has to decide that it's official, and we're back at the original question. XD;

[Mish]

just that we're not going out..

oh i live in sydney too!

He said you are not going out? What were his words exactly when you asked? Sometimes a response can mean a number of things.


P.S. Check your PM

[sine24]

yeah im familiar with facebook i just didn't know what you were referring to? were you answering my question? LoL!

[schnener]

The "facebook" criteria is actually used by many people in college these days for gaging this very question. I think it's actually legitimate criteria for deeming a relationship official. That being said, it makes it official for a reason, and one that isn't rooted in facebook.

If you break down what listing your relationship on facebook actually does, then you can answer this question. Listing yourself as "In A Relationship With [Insert Name Here]" essentially announces your relationship with that person to the world, most importantly, all of your friends. That, in my sense, would be the definition of being "official" -- if both parties feel good enough about the relationship to inform anyone who's interested in asking that they are in a relationship together, then it's official.