Women Secretly Annoyed By Facebook Friends' Bragging, Opinions (STATS)

Next time you post a status update about what you had for breakfast, keep in mind that some of your friends will be less than pleased.

A survey of over 400 women by Eversave, a daily deals company, uncovered underlying currents of resentment and irritation running through Facebook friendships.

Eighty-five percent of the women in the survey said they had been annoyed by friends online. Though nearly as many used Facebook to actively share details of their life, it seems not everyone realizes the way their online actions are taken by friends.

The top three behaviors irking others? Complaining all the time (63 percent said this annoyed them), sharing "unsolicited" political views (42 percent), and bragging about "perfect" lives (32 percent).

Eversave also noted, however, "Despite the occasional annoyances, women appreciate Facebook for allowing them to see friends’ photos and videos (91 percent) and helping them search for long lost friends (76 percent)."

The menagerie of annoying online friends may sound familiar. The top tropes include a few different kinds of over-active friend: the documentarian (those who update their status about every little thing they do), the proud mama (a documentarian, but just in terms of their child), and the incessant liker (self-explanatory).

But it's not just hyperactivity, that will get you in trouble. Women were also annoyed by those friends who use Facebook to project their life in an abrasive fashion. For example, the drama queen (friends who make a fuss of everything), the poser (friends who make it seem like they have perfect lives--and tell you by Facebook) and the slactivist (do-gooders who seem only to spread the word through event invitations and wall posts).

"The ironic issue is that many women may not even know they are being classified or thought of that way by their Facebook friends," said Charlene DeLoach Oliver, in the release. "Most people regard social media, like Facebook, as a place to gripe or boast because they often can't do it in real life."

Do you think these findings hold true for men? Tell us below.

Comments

[Ronni01]

05:13 PM on 04/01/2011

Ohhhh a day in the life of FB politics. ^_^ (*eye-roll*)

[mojo filter]

12:21 PM on 04/01/2011

You could say the same about real world friendships as well. Kind of pointless, proving the obvious.

[Nastasia]

09:10 AM on 04/01/2011

Hence the "hide" or better yet "unfriend" features.

[AllyCat7]

11:03 AM on 04/02/2011

So true. I've hid people from my news feed only to have them delete me soon after. I guess they could pick up on the fact that I didn't care for their antics. Funny how people so obtuse with some things could be so astute with others. A we ird bunch, they are!

[onlyahumanshell]

07:57 PM on 03/31/2011

Any idea why a lot of these "Facebook so-and-so emotional/psychological" studies are focusing on women's behavior?

[JackHoffman]

06:27 PM on 03/31/2011

It bothers me that The Book of Faces has many faceless people. Their oughta be a law.

[Travis M]

04:55 PM on 03/31/2011

Status Update:

OMG my life is so perfect, I just LOL all day while ROTFL so "Like" my status update if you want to come hang out with me and my perfect friends who have absolutely no social skills and just talk amongst themselves on FB all day.

[onionboy]

01:52 PM on 03/31/2011

Status update:

No S*** Sherlock.

[Travis M]

04:52 PM on 03/31/2011

Dig deeper Watson...

[BuckyJamesDio]

01:37 PM on 03/31/2011

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[onionboy]

01:51 PM on 03/31/2011

That's just another climate change myth.

[BuckyJamesDio]

02:11 PM on 03/31/2011

I must have been mythtaken.

[onlyahumanshell]

07:58 PM on 03/31/2011

Water, apart from being wet, is also found in various forms such as ice, condensation, dew, fog, moisture, and mud to name a few.

[nenitaB]

07:42 AM on 03/31/2011

Facebook means 'friends' Over-all this is wonderful as aside from connecting with your friends,or merely acquaintances you find your almost -forgotten old buddies, classmates or relatives, and of course wanted to how they are now ,or been doing all these time. Erases your nostalgic feelings if they're far . It's nice but avoid unnecessary or annoying topics.

[nenitaB]

07:13 AM on 03/31/2011

There's no human specie who doesn't brag. It becomes annoying if overdone or in extremes. If you use Facebook to show every details of your personal or private idiosyncrisies not quite in good taste. Let's not over-indulge on this. Of course it's so nice to connect with friends and chat but don't over do .

[AllyCat7]

12:56 AM on 03/31/2011

90 percent if my FB friends @nnoy the living c r a p out of me. It's why I barely use FB to begin with. It's empowered all the attention-h0res who expect you to feed them constant attention. It's actually quite sicke ning.

[Clare53]

10:13 PM on 04/01/2011

Maybe you should rethink your taste in friends. About 2% of my friends annoy me.

[AllyCat7]

11:00 AM on 04/02/2011

Oh I know. But I also wonder how old you are and how much that has to do with only 2% annoying you. Those in the 30 and under bracket have been so negatively affected by social media and all the compeitition and attention-mongering that comes with it. The sad thing is that they don't even realize it. I've always gotten along better with older people. The problem is that when it comes to socializing and hanging out, I have to put up with people my own age. I do try to pick the humble, decent ones, but my is it hard.

[AllyCat7]

11:06 AM on 04/02/2011

Oh one more point, I did specifically say "FB friends" rather than "friends" because, let's face it, we do feel compelled to add certain people even if we aren't tight with them (for networking, just having met them, etc.) So unless you are super exclusive with your friend list, there are bound to be @annoying people that enter the fray lol

[maxom]

11:40 PM on 03/30/2011

What a waste of time this thread is....borrrrring

[imtheyeti]

05:19 PM on 03/30/2011

Pfff just remove them from the feed. Done.

[AvoidFacebook]

04:27 PM on 03/30/2011

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[Clare53]

10:14 PM on 04/01/2011

Oh pulease.

[Blues02]

04:09 PM on 03/30/2011

Status updates in general are annoying.