Amusement and the Stalker Wall

Wanna hear a funny story? Too bad. I'm going to tell you anyway.

So, I think it is really funny that at least three-fourths of my previous posts are about marriage because this story is about my "relationship status."

On facebook there is a page I lovingly refer to as the "stalker wall." In reality it is the homepage which shows you what your friends have been up to on their own personal facebook accounts. It is amazing how much the need for gossip has decreased since the advent of the stalker wall. I digress.

Monday night I decided to purge somethings from my personal account. I set this up over two years ago and some things have changed. Some have. Some haven't. But I decided to get rid of them anyway. One thing I purged was my relationship status. Originally it said -

Relationship Status: Single

I decided to make it say -



That's right. Nothing. I took it off. I don't need to announce to the world that I am single. Although, in hindsight, that is exactly what I did.

I forgot about the stalker wall.

Marie is no longer listed as single.

That is what showed up on the facebook homepage of MANY people. And when I say many I am not exaggerating. My inbox filled; my wall filled; people stopped me in the halls; in the cafe; in the bathroom for goodness sake! People talked to my co-workers. WHO'S THE LUCKY GUY? they want to know.

No one.

I am still single. :-) Although, I must say that being unavailable apparently really does make you more attractive. There are several students here who are "pursuing" me...pretending to want to marry me when in reality it is just a fun game. But when they thought I was really dating someone they decided to step up the game. Interesting.

I have decided that someday I am going to write a paper on the use of social networks, such as facebook, as a means to be involved in others lives. I mean people were INVOLVED in my life yesterday.

The moral of the story? Never forget the stalker wall and the power of gossip. :-)