What Would You Do: Would You Take The Drink?

What would you do in this situation?

You are in a relationship, and you are out with a group of friends. Your spouse or long-time partner is not out with you.

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This happened to a friend of mine's wife over the weekend. She was out with 5 or 6 of her girlfriends when a guy came over and offered to buy her a drink.

She told him, "No Thank You". My friend said that she should have taken the free drink. It would have saved her $10! He said that as long as she was upfront about being married and that nothing would come of it, she should have taken the drink.

"Are We Dating the Same Guy?" + 27 Other Interesting Idaho Facebook Groups

Connection & Controversy

Six years after it rocked the world with friend requests and profile pics, Facebook launched what's become one of its most revolutionary and iconic features: Facebook groups. But what inspired the idea of exclusive or interest-based subgroups?

Zuckerberg's Groupies

In his 2017 manifesto, Zuckerberg expanded on Facebook's goal to "develop the social infrastructure to give people the power to build a global community that works for all of us."

He wanted Facebook users to have the autonomy to create communities that were civically-engaged, supportive, and inclusive. It was also a means to shift from friend-centric interactions to user experiences with an axiom of authentic communication in group discussions.

While we can't speak to how supportive or deep Facebook groups are or aren't, Zuckerberg's success with the initiative speaks for itself.

According to SellCoursesOnline, between 2016 and 2020, a Facebook report found that "the number of active members in Facebook Groups almost doubled from 1 billion to 1.8 billion users." As of 2022, that accounts for approximately 60% percent of the platform's 2.93 billion users.

Facebook Group Facts

In 2017, 100 million users said they belonged to groups they found "very meaningful." By 2019, that number had grown to 400 million.
50 percent of Facebook users belong to at least five groups.
Driven by trends, branding, and offline communities and businesses with a need for an online presence, there are tens of millions of Facebook groups today.
Nearly 100 percent of users say Facebook groups foster a sense of belonging and a place to talk about important issues.

Idaho Facebook Groups

In 2023, Facebook groups remain the MVP of online communities around the world. And Idaho is no exception!

Listed below are 28 Idaho Facebook groups we find particularly interesting, quirky, or useful.

How many of them do you belong to you? We have a feeling that number will grow a bit after a scroll through our gallery!

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Gallery Credit: Ryan Valenzuela