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Wife dumped on Facebook
Ananova ^ | 2-6-2009 | Ananova

Posted on 02/17/2009 10:13:52 PM PST by Westlander

A wife has spoken of her humiliation after she became the first woman to be "divorced" on Facebook.

It simply said: "Neil Brady has ended his marriage to Emma Brady."

(Excerpt) Read more at ananova.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: divorce; facebook
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Well, it saves paper.
1 posted on 02/17/2009 10:13:52 PM PST by Westlander
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To: Westlander

“When I got the phone call I was shell-shocked. My first instinct was to phone him but my friends at work insisted I should speak to him face to face. He acted like everything was fine.

“This whole thing has been terrible. It’s been humiliating having everything happen so publicly.”

Don’t post to social networking sites. Problem number one solved. Talk to your spouse, second problem on the way to being solved.


2 posted on 02/17/2009 10:20:01 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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To: Westlander
all he did was change his relationship status on a website. there is nothing legally binding about it. what's the problem here?

in the interest of full disclosure, i have facebook and it is the best thing ever.

3 posted on 02/17/2009 10:22:08 PM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Westlander
He acted like everything was fine.

Now that's confusing.. Sounds like she's better off without this guy.
4 posted on 02/17/2009 10:23:15 PM PST by divine_moment_of_facts
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To: Westlander
he kept it pithy, at least.*

 

 

*printed on 100% recycled pixels

5 posted on 02/17/2009 10:23:58 PM PST by sten
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To: Westlander

I’d be embarrassed to have to admit to using Facebook.


6 posted on 02/17/2009 10:25:41 PM PST by Cementjungle
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He could have been a little classier.

He could have gotten the web handle EmmaBradyDumped.com and posted her picture and a full explanation of why he was dumping her. (with juicy details!)


7 posted on 02/17/2009 10:32:50 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: Westlander

Look at the plus side, because of the new Facebook terms of service, she is now the property of Facebook in perpetuity.


8 posted on 02/17/2009 10:39:40 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: Westlander

Sharia on Facebook. Who knew?


9 posted on 02/17/2009 10:40:23 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (A trillion here, a trillion there, and pretty soon you are talking about Zimbabwe money.)
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To: Cementjungle

I have a little fun on Facebook. But it is pretty over rated as a pass time.


10 posted on 02/17/2009 10:48:09 PM PST by lawnguy (The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil-Cicero)
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To: Cementjungle

I’m not.

I am listed on Facebook. My kids are and many of my former students are. It is a great way to keep up with friends who are scattered, literally, across the globe.


11 posted on 02/17/2009 10:48:56 PM PST by Jemian (PAM of JT ~~ Caligula, just like his Kenyan ancestors, is selling his countrymen into slavery.)
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I like Facebook as well. I connected with many old friends when I moved back home and am in touch with friends I left in Los Angeles.


12 posted on 02/17/2009 11:03:29 PM PST by peggybac (Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Westlander

“Citizen’s Divorce!! Citizen’s Divorce!!”


13 posted on 02/17/2009 11:22:00 PM PST by Bernard (If you always tell the truth, you never have to remember exactly what you said.)
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To: Westlander

Maybe we could divorce Obama this way.


14 posted on 02/18/2009 12:27:13 AM PST by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: Westlander

Happier times: Emma and Neil Brady on their wedding day

15 posted on 02/18/2009 12:43:30 AM PST by rawhide
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To: divine_moment_of_facts

Or it may be the other way around.


16 posted on 02/18/2009 3:01:40 AM PST by AlmaKing
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I use its closet competitor, MySpace and I have friends not only with those who are not famous, but the famous as well.


17 posted on 02/18/2009 3:18:36 AM PST by Biggirl (GO UCONN!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Westlander

It may be spook training from years ago, but don’t look for me in Facebook. I don’t even like my picture being taken.


18 posted on 02/18/2009 3:19:52 AM PST by Thrownatbirth (.....Iraq Invasion fan since '91.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Only if he listed it 3 times (per Sharia, I think).

Look Ma, I’m multi-cultural! (Barf)


19 posted on 02/18/2009 3:50:50 AM PST by RangerM (Gotz-ta git me sum of them internets!)
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To: Thrownatbirth

I’m with you. I see many of my younger friends who have pages. Some are decent, entailing mostly an internet wallet-ful of photos for friends to check. Others are clearly using the forum for what used to be silly diary entries that embarrassed us a few years later. “I love X”, “He looked extra long at me today in class”, “She smiled at me”, etc. “Kids” in their twenties are used to conducting relationships on line or over the phone. Others give a moment-to-moment account of their day as if anyone were truly interested in knowing what time they woke up this morning, what they ate for breakfast, how long they took to brush their teeth.

What I don’t care for is the tendency to post photos of people besides the page owner, without permission. I really hate to find a photo of me on a niece’s page, or accounts of something I did on a friend’s page. I am an ultra-private person and I resent being vulnerable to this kind of exploitation. And, like you, I feel a profound discomfort about the whole “forever in ether” thing.


20 posted on 02/18/2009 4:11:02 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
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