I had this issue when I was a teacher at a high school. Within the first week of me working there I got over 100 facebook request and it just continued. I accepted the request but then had to go back and defriend everyone because it could be taken as wrong and I was told to by some fellow teachers and friends. It can be dangerous.

And I do not know what is up with you being the only women to comment on this. Lets change that.

For me, Facebook provides issues. I work at a treatment center where patient confidentiality is highly regarded. I get requests, chats, private messages all the time from former patients. I love to hear about how they're doing, but due to our privacy policy I cannot respond. I accept their friend requests in order that they know I haven't forgotten about them, but it does make for some tedious privacy settings work on FB.

But yes, I think the potential is huge for inappropriate relationships. Imagine the amount of married couples where only one person has an online presence, with the spouse not having anything to do with Facebook, Twitter, etc. I think it creates a new curtain to hide behind, just like chat rooms of old.

Funny, I have wondered the same thing, to an extent. Twitter has opened up a world of “friends” I don't know how I survived without! Seriously. When I sent out a prayer request last night, the response was overwhelming. Seriously. Same with my daughter's set of tweeps. I stand amazed. And humbled.

There are always people who are going to ruin the experience, but I choose to not let them invade my space by protecting my tweets. There is an unfortunate side of the public timeline that if I'm not followed back people won't see my tweet. Most of those are the CCM artists I follow. I'm ok with that. I rarely DM anyone. Had to last night. Used it for prayer requests until I could talk with my daughter first. Didn't want her finding out that way. Then she shot out a prayer request before me. My husband thinks we're both off our rockers! And I was tweeting 6 months ahead of her. She thought I was off my rocker!

I really think being selective about who I follow & who I let follow me back is key for me.

P.S. Still not in love with your banner. I do like the pic. It is cool. And you are a pretty smart 23 year old. You so remind me of my daughter. Her spirit and compassion. Her wonderment at what life has to offer.

I'd say this conversation could be bumped back a few years ago to texting – now we have sexting. Before that, it was the phone after which came phone sex.

Meghan and I have our own Facebook accounts, Twitter accounts, and all that jazz. I don't really think about who she's talking to or what she's doing on her computer nor does she for me. It doesn't cross my mind. Obviously, that's trust. That's how it should be.

The appropriate relations are kind of a case-by-case basis, but I personally tend to err on the side of what some others have mentioned here – it depends on context. That said, I'm skeptical as to why any married dude would need to be DM'ing another woman consistently (or texting, or whatever else).

I know my thoughts are kinda scattered but I'm short on time, but wanted to voice in a little bit.

Good subject to bring up Kyle.