Last 28 March, 20-year-old Atlantic Records singer Kehlani found herself at the center of a social media love triangle with her boyfriend, NBA player Kyrie Irving, and Canadian rapper PartyNextDoor, who posted suggestive Instagram photos of the pair and set off a slew of cheating rumors.
The situation then took a tragic turn when Kehlani ended up in the hospital after a reported suicide attempt, which she Instagrammed about then subsequently deleted.
The following day, infamous music video vixen Karrine Steffans publicly accused her husband, Scandal actor Columbus Short, of cheating, tagging both him and two women he allegedly slept with while the two were married. Short answered with a series of tweets calling the situation "unfortunate."
The situation is not only confined to famous people and Hollywood celebrities, but also involved commoners and ordinary everyday folks.
This begs the question: Why would anyone choose to broadcast their ostensibly private relationship issues on social media? The results are almost invariably devastating, and in cases like Kehlani's, can even be tragic.
While nobody don't know what PartyNextDoor's intentions were in posting the photo, one can hardly guess what would motivate him to photograph himself holding hands with a woman who had a boyfriend. And while Karrine Steffans' desire to retaliate against her cheating spouse may have indeed been overwhelming, it's difficult to think of how involving the general public could help matters.
"Putting your own life on blast is not a good move," Asha Boston wrote in a post for Madame Noire back in 2014, when reality TV show stars Tiny and T.I. were publicly bickering and accusing each other of infidelity on Instagram. "Not only is it detrimental to your relationship (if you really care to make things work), but it's tacky as all hell. We all slip with the subliminal quotes from time to time, but some things aren't meant to be shared with the world."
So whether a person is famous or not famous (or somewhere in between), the next time they feel the urge to air out their relationship drama via social media, they should take a deep breath beforehand. Relationships are complicated, and Instagram and Twitter make them even more so. Most couples' issues are difficult enough without hundreds of people (or in some cases, hundreds of thousands of people) bearing witness to them.
The situation then took a tragic turn when Kehlani ended up in the hospital after a reported suicide attempt, which she Instagrammed about then subsequently deleted.
The following day, infamous music video vixen Karrine Steffans publicly accused her husband, Scandal actor Columbus Short, of cheating, tagging both him and two women he allegedly slept with while the two were married. Short answered with a series of tweets calling the situation "unfortunate."
The situation is not only confined to famous people and Hollywood celebrities, but also involved commoners and ordinary everyday folks.
This begs the question: Why would anyone choose to broadcast their ostensibly private relationship issues on social media? The results are almost invariably devastating, and in cases like Kehlani's, can even be tragic.
While nobody don't know what PartyNextDoor's intentions were in posting the photo, one can hardly guess what would motivate him to photograph himself holding hands with a woman who had a boyfriend. And while Karrine Steffans' desire to retaliate against her cheating spouse may have indeed been overwhelming, it's difficult to think of how involving the general public could help matters.
"Putting your own life on blast is not a good move," Asha Boston wrote in a post for Madame Noire back in 2014, when reality TV show stars Tiny and T.I. were publicly bickering and accusing each other of infidelity on Instagram. "Not only is it detrimental to your relationship (if you really care to make things work), but it's tacky as all hell. We all slip with the subliminal quotes from time to time, but some things aren't meant to be shared with the world."
So whether a person is famous or not famous (or somewhere in between), the next time they feel the urge to air out their relationship drama via social media, they should take a deep breath beforehand. Relationships are complicated, and Instagram and Twitter make them even more so. Most couples' issues are difficult enough without hundreds of people (or in some cases, hundreds of thousands of people) bearing witness to them.
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