Social networking sites have become part of everyday life these days. Beyond the benefits that facilitate communication, social networking sites also increase divorce rates.Based on the survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one out of five divorces in the United States are caused by Facebook. Excerpted from The Frisky, 80 percent of divorce attorneys reported a spike in the number of cases using social media as evidence of infidelity couples.
Most evidence is shown intimate photographs that became the cause of squabbling couples. Other cases, many couples find and had an affair with their partners in the past.
Facebook ranked at the top causes of breakdown in U.S. households with 66 percent cases, then followed with 15 percent of MySpace, Twitter and other 5 percent by 14 percent. The survey also found, as much as 20 per cent of divorce petitions in the UK blame up as a venue for cheating spouse.
"The most common reason is a person to easily perform sexual conversation with someone who does not supposed to be in social networking," said Mark Keenan, Managing Director of Divorce-Online.
One of the celebrity divorce due up is the star of 'Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria. He found her husband, basketball player Tony Parker kept in touch with a woman on Facebook. "Everyone shared their private things on social networking sites and open things that are sensitive to public space," Keenan added.
Marriage counselor Terry added, some people use the network to create a fantasy and escape from a boring relationship. "Nothing is more tempting to create a fantasy world until finally hooked to meet directly with the people you meet in cyberspace," he said. According to him, the real problem lies not from social networking but the loss of love and attention in the marriage.