Analyzing the Marital Life of Couples in Virtual Networks and the Formation of Fluid Love

Nowadays, virtual social networks play important roles in couples’ relationships. Since virtual social networks can play an effective role in cultural development and human relations, they have become a serious threat to families due to improper. This qualitative research was conducted using the grounded theory method (Strauss and Corbin’s (2000) approach). Thirteen themes were selected based on 21 clients of the counseling center and specialists of the centers as a targeted and theoretical sampling. Data analysis was done using Atlas.Ti7 software. The results on the consequences of fluid love showed that the more the presence of couples in virtual networks, the more it affects marital disputes, domestic violence, emotional divorce, emotional and sexual diversity and decreased trust, increased misunderstandings and extramarital behaviors. Therefore, based on the model of the formation of fluid love in social networks, it was determined that these categories cause weakening of the family foundation, emotional divorce, extramarital affairs, and reduction of social capital. Moreover, the affecting causal factors are autonomous life, self-love, self-destruction, individualization and proof of identity and disobedience of otherness, and background factors are patriarchy, destruction of morality, livelihood problems, and socio-economic damage to the family. The formation of love is fluid in virtual networks.