Freedom of Speech

Coincidentally that's the title of my friend's blog, but i am not writing bout him nor his blog.

A couple of things that has happened recently got me thinking. Was thinking about the freedom of speech and thoughts on the Internet. Today, practically everyone is connected to the the Internet, and it has been the mode of transfer for news. advertisements, views and in a negative ways - rumours. In the recent months, there has been a lot going around about the group that has been writing controversial comments on the politics and the government resulting them to be subjected to legal punishments.

Of course, this is not what i have to comment on. I'm talking about the things one say or write, and how it affects their other half. Was talking to a friend, and she told me that she just hooked up with this guy, and the guy's status was "complicated" in the relationship field. And then there was this other friend, whose boyfriend's status displayed " in a relationship - but with the ex's name" . Then it hit me, are these status there for our own satisfaction, to express the way we view things? OR for other ppl to view it? When one writes on someone's Wall ( facebook app), do they worry bout their bf/gf reading it, and getting the wrong idea?

Why does a simple statement sometimes stir so much confusion, misunderstandings and to some extend - an argument ! It all comes down to a person's perception of a statement, however, i strongly feel that it also comes down to the trust and the communication that you have for your partner. One has the rights to communicate freely with their friends, and with all due respect given to their partner of course.

If you know the social ways of your partner, then you shouldn't be throwing in suspicions and slanted comments.If you trust your partner and have faith in him/her, you wouldn't be affected by what others are saying - some friends might find the need to 'report' on their findings to the respective person.

That brings my thought to a different question, if you were to bump into a friend's partner in a mall, hand in hand with someone else, what would you do ? would you tell your friend all about it, or let him/her find out about it themselves? A lot of thinking to be done ya? After all, that's a bit more serious issue. But if it's a minor issue - like writing on a Wall, sending a Flirt, is there for us to need to throw in judgements? After all, Facebook didn't create these applications for just couples... sigh. All in all, trust is the main factor that upholds the relationship, be it in a family, friends and at work.