You have heard of couples and friends breaking up over obsessive amounts of time spent gaming or online. There have also been reports of long relationships being destroyed as a result of uncovering secret online behaviours of the other half.

But did you know that StumbleUpon could do the same? Even to you!

Yes! You might find your best StumbleUpon friends breaking up with you on a bright sunny day. All that earlier hard work you put into making great friends and building your Stumble network flushed down in a single swoop. Not even a sweet goodbye note with tearful farewells.

I know this, because I have broken up long-term StumbleUpon relationships with my subvert charm and unstoppable confidence. Now, I hope I never have to experience a Stumbled heart, and as a self-styled online relationship coach, this is my advice on how you can prevent that:

1. Do not send spammy messages on StumbleUpon - surefire way to get even the same sex breaking up with you.
2. Do not ask to be a friend, and then proceed to disappear from the face of Stumbledom.
3. Everyone is busy, but it is always nice to drop a note to say how much you adore each other.
4. Occasionally pointing the next big thing you have just discovered to other friends. The accompanying “oohs and aahs” would brighten up their day.
5. If you think your friend’s content is great and deserved to be shared - do not hesitate to show it the big finger. Uh, I meant thumb!
6. Do not wait for people to show you that they deserve your time. Show them that you deserve their time. Afterall, everyone can have thousands of fans, but only 200 friends.
7. You can be friends with fans too. It’s just a message away. I always feel that I do not do enough myself, but I try to thank anyone who stumbled my tacks, and do my best to review them. Do not let a limit in the system prevent you from establishing a new relationship.
8. The one real attitude that sums up the above - be real, true and sincere. StumbleUpon is a fascinating community and tool, I have found people who spent time communicating with each other, to be great guys with incredible material and sources to be shared and learnt from.
9. The last bit which is real important if you never want to be lonely in life - do not make your other half a friend on StumbleUpon. Chances are you will need to dump them for another friend because c’mon, you guys can share (in) before going to bed innit.

That is all for now. If you ever need a counsellor, yours truly is right here.

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