Some just can't let go after a breakup, so it’s not surprising that people still want to know what their former partners are up to and social media makes that a little too easy. How much spying is going on ? A new report gives us some insight.
Research from Reboot Online, a digital PR agency, finds that the average man checks his ex’s social media accounts once every 30 days, a lot more frequently than the average woman, who checks their ex’s just once every 92 days.
- But some take a peek a lot more often, with 26% of men and 23% of women admitting they do it every week.
- Another 13% confess to checking their ex’s socials daily.
- So why are we so obsessed with cyberspying on our former flames? For a quarter (26%) of respondents, it’s because they still have feelings for them. Other reasons include just wanting to see what they’re up to (31%) because they miss them (15%) and to check in on their ex’s family (14%).
- Another 13% check their ex’s socials to see who they’re dating now and the same number also admit they’re secretly hoping to see their ex is miserable without them.
Source: Metro
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