How Soon Is Too Soon to Change Your Relationship Status Post-Wedding?

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Back in my freewheeling coupled-up-but-not-yet-engaged days (as in, a little less than a year ago), I daydreamed of the moment that I could change my Facebook status from "In a Relationship" to "Engaged." I imagined that the question would be popped and I would be compelled to grab my phone and make things Facebook official, as it were.

However, when my guy proposed in Belize, at 6 a.m., just before we were set to go scuba diving, logging onto social media to share the news wasn't an option. And I ended up being more than okay with that. In fact, we didn't end up changing our status until nearly two weeks after we became affianced. It just didn't matter to me as much as I'd expected.

But, when I read survey results released by wedding social network site WeClickd.com that seven out of ten women update their Facebook relationship status within 24 hours of getting married, I totally understood the compulsion. Because, in those 24 hours after being engaged, I was dying to tell the world (as in, my Facebook friends). But, because we were in the aforementioned foreign country, not only was I unable to use my phone, I also couldn't wear my ring. (We were warned not to wear of value in public.) Soon, the desire to share-share-share subsided into just enjoying the fact that my guy and I had a pretty amazing secret.

Not doing the Facebook update taught me how nice it was to be truly disconnected and live in the moment. In fact, waiting to announce the news actually made me even more excited to share it with the people who mattered most when we got home.

While I certainly don't judge the majority of women who update their Facebook status right away, I don't want to be one of them. Actually, I don't want to even think about Facebook on my wedding day at all—not while I'm saying my vows, not while I'm getting down on the dance floor, and certainly not when I wake up to my husband (!!!) in our bridal suite the next morning. (Plus, anyone I would care to tell about my getting married would likely already know-slash-have-witnessed it.)

If there is every a time to unplug, IMHO, it's on your wedding day.

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How long is too early to change your relationship status made?

At my time coupled-up-but-not-yet-engaged freewheel (like, in a little less than a year ago), I dreamed that I could change my Facebook "In a Relationship" status to "Engaged". I imagined that the question should be exploded and I would be forced to grab my phone and make official things of Facebook, somehow.

However, when my guy suggested the Belize-06, just before that we have used to have diving, opening a session on social media to share the news not an option. And I ended up being more agree with this. In fact, there is no finally change our status until almost two weeks after we became engaged. It just did not matter to me as much as I expected.

But when I read the results of the survey published by the WeClickd.com marriage social networking site that seven out of ten women update their Facebook relationship status within 24 hours to marry, I totally understood the constraint. Because, within 24 hours after it was committed, I was dying to tell the world (as in, my Facebook friends). But, because we were in the above-mentioned foreign countries, not only I was unable to use my phone, I could not wear my ring. (We were warned to not value in public.) Soon, the desire's shares collapsed in all just enjoy the fact that my guy and I had a pretty amazing secret.

Do not update Facebook has taught me it is nice, it was to be truly disconnected and live in the moment. In fact, waiting to announce the news actually made me even more excited for sharing with people who more important when we got home.

While I certainly don't judge the majority of women who are updating their Facebook status immediately, I will not be one of them. In fact, I don't want to even think about Facebook on my day of marriage at all - not when I say my vows, not as long as I'm getting on the dance floor and certainly not when I wake my husband (!) in our bridal suite the next day morning. (In addition, anyone I care to say on my marry would probably knowledge-slash-have-seen it.)

If there is a time to disconnect, in my humble opinion, it is your wedding day.

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