Why would a married woman have Myspace or Facebook pages?

Question

A "friend" is married six months ago. They have a baby together. She recently started an account with a popular social network. In her survey/profile, she lists her "type" as slim and 5'10". In parenthesis, she adds that her husband is 5'7". ? I'm wondering if this is a subconscious way of letting potential suitors know that she is "looking". ?
Why else mention her husband's heighth?
Curious and secretly hoping that she is looking to dump her husband. He's a jerk.

K.... Thanks for all your replies. I didn't think I needed to state the obvious and so many missed the question all together.
I'm not a dude but a close relative whom was told about the page. I understand what Myspace is all about. I think it's great to keep friends and family in touch. I'm not an idiot.
The point of the question is this:

Why would she list what type of man she is attracted to and then make a point of noting that her husband is not this type?

DUH, If her husband knew about the account it would be a moot point, wouldn't it? She's back at work and not stuck in the house. No computer at home so the only access is at work. He doesn't have computer access.

And I didn't suggest that she was looking to "cheat" but rather find someone new. Big difference people!

Answer 1

On myspace and facebook, "type" is intended to describe one's self. Her "type" is 5' 10" and slim, meaning she is 5' 10" tall woman and she is slim.

it means she's taller than her husband, not on the prowl.

Answer 2

My mom has facebook and she's been married 25 years! My dad also has facebook. They're on each others lists and they even have some of my brother and I's friends plus us of course. I think it's cool that they're on there- it makes it easy for me to keep in contact with them.

It's just an easy way to stay in touch with friends if you have a busy schedual or if you moved out of town.

Husband a jerk or not- facebook and myspace are normally innocent fun!

I don't think we're missing the point. I think we are just all myspace and facebook users so we know it's mostly innocent play and nothing to worry about.
She may be using that site as a dating hotline however most of us don't use it for that. Talk with your friend if it bothers you this much. I would.

How is looking for someone new NOT cheating? If she's on there with intent to find someone new that's cheating- that's being emotionally out of touch with her husband.

Answer 3

I am married and have a Myspace page. My husband has his own page as well. We do it to stay in touch with friends we have now and find friends we use to have in high school. It also a good way for me to keep my family and friends that have an account updated on pics of our son. There is nothing wrong for someone married to have a Myspace account.

Answer 4

I think that may be she has a profile just for friends and what not I'm married with two children and I have both a myspace and facebook account, and I talk about my husband all the time on both profiles. but if he is a jerk hopefully she is looking for more then friends online

Answer 5

I am married and I have a xanga as well as a facebook account. I use it to keep in touch with family and friends that I don't see that often, post pictures of my family, and network/socialize with people who share my interests.
As far as your friend mentioning her height, it could just be that she finds it humorous that she is taller then her husband, maybe it is something that they joke about often. Obviously, I don't know your friend or her relationship with her husband but by going off of this information only I wouldn't say she was looking to dump her husband. Wouldn't it be easier to just not mention her husband at all if she was on Myspace to hook up?

Answer 6

Why not ask her why she did that? If the pages existed prior to marriage, no big deal. Creating them after marriage and making it clear she's married and not looking, would also be fine (those are social sites not dating/sex sites even though some do use them for that)...but the idea that she put a favored "type" and then mentions her husband isn't it, doesn't reflect well at all on her.

Answer 7

Facebook, I can understand. I use it sort of like LinkedIn to keep track of contacts for networking (business) purposes more so than for social interaction. MySpace is for kiddies with too much time on their hands. I don't understand the need for anyone to have a MySpace page unless you are an aspiring performer of some sort.

Some people have used both venues to keep in touch with other family members, post pictures, communicate...for free.

Answer 8

Ok. Anyone can have a myspace or facebook account. Its a way to keep in contact with friends and met knew ones with similar intrests. The fact that she lists her husband would usually mean that she is not looking. You are reading way to much into this and just need to move on. Facebook and myspace for the most part, arnt ways of "hooking up" with people, its more about keeping in touch with people you know and having people you know find you.

Answer 9

I use myspace to keep in touch with my friends who are scattered all over the country. I also use it to keep family updated on our lives, what the kids and us are up to, etc.

Not everyone uses it to find someone else or put out the feelers.

Answer 10

There is no reason why a married woman can't have facebook or myspace. after all, i'm married and have both. so does my husband. however, our profiles state we are just there for friends. i have myspace so that i can keep up with friends that have moved away since high school. however, i am confused as to why she would list her husband's height. may be you should ask her. if she really does want out of her marriage, she may be uncomfortable talking about it.