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Rants and Raves: Poking

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Get your mind out of the gutter! Ha..no really we would’ve thought along those lines too.

OK, we do realize this is completely 7 years ago but it’s recent to us as of late anyways. WHY on earth are you Facebook poking me? Seriously.

When we typed in Facebook Poking on Google, one of our favorite sites popped up; Urban Dictionary. Here’s the first definition:

When bitches want to have sex, so they push the poke button on Facebook to say they are dtf.
Well, isn’t that super. So, my little Spanish friend from work and an ex hook-up are both sharing their interest in poking me? If that isn’t romantic, what is?
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Was Mark Zuckerberg trying to create the easiest way to initiate a booty-call without actually having to call or speak to that person at all? Fail. If you want a hook-up buddy you better develop that personality, Facebook can only take you so far.
Don’t be a D-bag and don’t poke, so 2006.
Toodles,
The Ultimate Betties

Self-Sabotaging on the web

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We we’re recently reading our bible, you know Cosmo, and we found this quiz and decided our followers should take it too. It may just be a wake-up call for you.

Are you self-sabotaging on the web?

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Remember, no one needs to know what you score so be honest with yourself.

1. When you hear your frenemy from college started a successful online business, you:

A. Check out the business, and wish them the best. B. Ask mutual friends about it and potentially visit the site.  C. Scoff at the idea that the business will even be successful

2. If you didn’t have internet access for 24 hours, you’d feel:

A. Lost. You just don’t feel like yourself when you’re not plugged in. B. Annoyed. It’s pretty inconvenient, but you’ll survive. C. Like it was Saturday (Usually your off-line day)

3.Your Instagram feed consists mostly of:

A. Selfies B. Intricate looking cocktails C. Your cat

4. You just got bitched at by your boss. When you get back to your cube, you:

A. Google happy animals and just try to breathe B. Write an annoyed tweet, a sarcastic FB post and a scathing blog entry. C. Pull up the report she reamed you out for and grudgingly start fixing it.

5. You notice your ex is now “in a relationship.” Your response:

A. Unfriend him (if you haven’t already) B. Spend the next two hours looking through his new girlfriend’s photos. C. Send her a friend request.

Points:

1. a-2, b-3, c-1

2. a-3, b-2, c-1
3. a-3, b-2, c-1
4. a-2, b-3, c-1
5. a-1, b-2, c-3

5-7 points: Your Facebook friends are your real friends and you don’t even know if your ex is alive.  Yet, our online presence has become an extension of ourselves, sometimes representing the person we want to be (how sad).

8-11 points: You probably occasionally search for your ex, and do some creeping but you know when to pull back. You’re letting the internet work for you, not against you.

12-15 points: If we could spill coffee on your laptop, we would. Some studies have shown that Facebook addicts have lower self-esteem, so take a chill pill. Learn to control your habits now before it does damage.

We hope this made you realize how your internet habits effect you. Don’t be hard on yourself if you we’re in that 12-15 point category. Just take a break, get a hobby and make yourself more interesting!

XO,

The Ultimate Betties

Bang with Friends?

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We have already discussed how ‘social media ruins relationships‘. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and the latest obsession; Instagram had made things much more complicated. Just as we thought things could not get worse- THEY DID.

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An app that connects you, using your Facebook profile to see which friends find you bang-able has been created. ‘Bang with Friends’ allows you to choose which friends on Facebook you want to mattress mambo. The only time that person is aware of your dirty little crush is if they feel you’re bang-able. Once this has been established an email is sent to both parties.

The rest is up to YOU.
Here we are again. In the midst of another outlet we have to worry about. It will be interesting to see what consequences come from launching of ‘Bang With Friends’.
What are your thoughts? Does this worry you? Disgust you? Simply intrigue you? Share your thoughts!
Xo,
The Ultimate Betties

The Ultimate Betty Giveaway

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Betties —

Go follow us on Facebook & Twitter!

Once either site has accumulated our 100th follower a prize will be given to that person!

Tell all of your friends!!! This giveaway is not something you want to miss out on

XO, The Ultimate Bettie’s

 

A Quick Favor

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Hello All!

We just wanted to send you all a quick message asking for a huge favor. We work hard everyday on this blog to get our content available to everyone we possibly can. The great thing about blogs is that everyone can read them and if they care enough about what they have just read they will probably pass it along.

We know that when we read content on the web we share it with each other, our friends and our family. We ask that if you come across this post check out our full site and if you like what you see follow us! If you don’t (and that’s OK) maybe you know someone else who would like our stuff, pass it along. The more people we reach the better. Not because we’re trying to get this blog famous (though that would be ah-maaaay-zing!) we hope some of our posts help people. These Betties were born to help!

Www.theultimatebetty.com , were also on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest, just search The Ultimate Betty or The Ult Betty.
Thanks again to all of you who do follow us, comment on or like our posts. It means a lot more to us than you probably realize.

XO,

The Ultimate Betties

How Social Media Ruins Relationships

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Absolutely. In no way has a social media company helped any romantic relationship, in our eyes. Yes, we agree that when it come to the internet, social media sites and your personal touch all help when spreading the word and building new relationships. In our situation social media is one of our biggest promoters and platforms. In many circumstances we meet people who are able to mentor us and we continually are able to build relationships through social media sites. That’s the positive side of social media networks.

However, when it comes to a romantic relationship via social media we have our own opinions. Facebook being the main one has made people break up because  of little reasons like so-and-so posted on “his” wall to behind your back messages being found. It’s a cruel world but a true Betty knows how to handle it.
Here are The Ultimate Betties rules about social media sites:

Rule # 1: we cannot stress this enough, DO NOT change your relationship status every time you and your man have a fight and momentarily decide that a break-up is the best thing to do. It is so annoying and immature.  “Hmm, maybe if I put I’m single it will bother him and he will want to get back with me?” or whatever that little hamster wheel in your head is generating.

Rule # 2: Let’s be real, we all have our “creep” moments at any give time. Seriously, don’t lie to yourself. You do it too. It’s OK and normal in this day and age, but don’t let them know you’re doing it all the time. That’s just creep.

Rule # 3: Don’t believe everything you read on social media sites, or the internet in general. “Educated people question, uneducated people believe.”

Rule # 4: Try not to show your jealousy. This is what ruins relationships. We understand that when Jenny wrote on Billy’s wall (your boyfriend of a couple of months) that it made you mad but don’t go confronting Billy. Here’s why, you look crazy. Get off Facebook or Twitter and talk to your friends about it. It probably is nothing, but asking him is not a good look. Unless you know something we don’t, then judge it yourself.

Rule # 5: Last but not least, please do not EVER get in a relationship via social media and dating sites who you have never met. This happens all the time and it’s so dangerous. The right person will come along at the right time!
It honestly may be your best bet to not have a Facebook relationship or a Facebook/Twitter in general if you can’t handle what you see and be in a relationship at the same time. Don’t let it drive you crazy Betties, there is more to life than what’s happening on the internet. Instead go out and do something good in the world. All the drama will still be right there if you want it to be when you return.

Xo,

The Ultimate Betties