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Many Americans love fast food, and the reasons are simple: It’s quick, it’s cheap, and it’s easy—all of which appeal to the rushed, too-much-to-do-in-one-day American lifestyle. But because it’s so convenient, many of us tend to overdo it, which isn’t good for us.

Our communication habits are much the same way. We’re downright addicted to texting instead of calling, sending a terse e-mail in place of arranging a more leisurely face-to-face meeting, pasting in an emoticon instead of expressing a real emotion, and posting a social media message without considering who it might offend.

A lot of married folks run their own businesses, and the latest category of tool is social media, with Facebook being the 800-pound gorilla. Facebook for business can help you develop and strengthen relationships with your customers and community. That is, if you are doing it correctly. These etiquette tips will help you treat your Facebook "likes" with the courtesy, respect and attention that will make your readers want to share your information with others. Here are seven tips that will get you going.

There’s no denying that Facebook can be a powerful place to connect and catch up with family and friends. Browsing through photos and enjoying a laugh and zany status updates are both a part of the fun. That said, it’s easy to get carried away in the Facebook moment and forget that we’re sharing something with our 800 closest friends, and perhaps even their friends or the public (gasp!), depending on our privacy settings. If you’ve ever found yourself unsure of the protocol on Facebook, refer to my tips below.

Social media has changed the world in many ways. For some, the change has been positive, for others the change has been detrimental. The future of social media and our young children’s participation in it is something both you and your spouse should look forward to, not dread. That being said, it’s easy to wonder exactly what we have to look forward to when there seems to be so much for parents to worry about.

Here are four reasons why you and your spouse should feel optimistic about your kids using social media:

In case you haven’t heard, bullying is a hot topic in schools. It is likely you and your spouse have already sat through a bullying awareness assembly, seen your favorite celeb blog about standing up to bullies, or have read about another tragic teen suicide triggered in part by bullying. And if you haven’t been a victim of a bully, I’d be willing to bet you have witnessed some of this drama firsthand.

"So what?" you’re probably saying. "It’s not like anyone is actually pro-bully."

A New Jersey minister recently ordered all married senior staff at his church off the social networking site, Facebook, because of all of the problems it was causing with their marriages*. One church member in the article contended that if a person won’t share their password with their spouse then it’s a problem.

The idea was that if a person was withholding passwords it was because there’s something to hide, but there are many people who find forced password-sharing an invasion of independence and privacy (regardless of marital status).

The societal shame at the thought of divorce has lifted. Today, unhappy marriages can have an expiration date; just a few decades ago, they would have lasted for year after unhappy year.

I’m seeing couples in my practice as a divorce mediator who simply chose the wrong partner; they married in good faith and it didn’t work out, but far more often, I see marriages ending for reasons that could have been averted with a little attention from both spouses. If your marriage isn’t healthy for you, by all means seek the benefit of divorce—but if you hope to work through a bad patch and avoid a visit to my offices, here are some common modern-day situations that are leading to divorce.