It's old news that comparing what one has to what others have is a short road to unhappiness. The new news is how Facebook, according to one study, "aggravates this tendency."
Sure, I definitely see how this happens. Had a day ruined because I realized that an ex was "in a relationship?" Check. Had mean thoughts about an old schoolmate whose life still seemed annoyingly perfect? Ok I've been there too.
It's normal to feel this way. But I don't like locking eyes with the green-eyed monster more than I have to. I want to feel like my life has what it needs. And so I most often stop myself from idly flipping through a FB friend's pictures just because they're there and I can kill a couple minutes on them. I have to give myself a better reason--that I'm genuinely happy or interested in this person's (dog/car/baby/wedding/vacation to Tahiti/etc.)
So I why do I keep the others around? How real are my connections? I'd like to know the answers.
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