US psychologists estimate that millions of Americans a year are severely affected by FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder). As if it wasn’t disturbing enough that the term FAD actually exists, psychologists estimate that a whopping 350 million people have developed the “disorder”. Worse- there’s a 6-step program to relieve symptoms of the disorder (I can’t even type that seriously never mind say it aloud seriously).

Furthermore, new studies indicate that your romantic relationship now needs to stand the test of time Facebook . A study at the University of Guelph Ontario called “More info than you ever wanted: does Facebook bring out the green-eyed monster of jealousy?” found that the social networking site contributes to a “negative feedback loop” where users sign on and exchange messages or photos and because of what they see, they log on more frequently to monitor communication. This growing exposure of information leads to jealousy in relationships and subsequent fighting and/or breakups.

These days “are they dating?” is replaced with “are they Facebook official?!”, and face-to-face breakups are replaced with Facebook-to-Facebook breakups involving termination of one’s relationship status. I once had a friend (I will spare her the embarrassment and not disclose her name) who came to me in a panic that her boyfriend didn’t care for her needs anymore because he had not been fertilizing her strawberries on Farmville.

All joking aside, I get it. Who really wants to see their boyfriend or girlfriend popping up in an album with all 5 of their ex’s? Who wouldn’t be annoyed when the girl constantly batting her eyes at their boyfriend leaves a ‘lol <3’ on his wall? And who doesn’t hate seeing their own name pop up on newsfeed with that depressing half-broken heart next to it?

Studies are consistent that Facebook is causing more harm than good in relationships and there appears to be no end in sight. So until pharmaceutical companies inevitably begin to capitalize on this trend, sit back, watch this video , and don’t take Facebook so seriously that it messes up your relationship.