RELATIONSHIP STAGES OF INTERFAITH ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP COUPLES AND THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA DISCLOSURE

Abstract

Love isn’t limited and measured to particular gender, race or religion. People now getting more open minded about the idea of love by respecting about the feeling of love itself. To be in an interfaith romantic relationship especially in Indonesia is still taboo and isn’t easy to be practice. With the research entitled “The Relationship Stages Of Interfaith Romantic Relationship Dating Couples and How Their Social Media Disclosure on Instagram” aim to provide a better understanding about the relationship stage and social media disclosure from the interfaith romantic couples. This research conducted with qualitative research and the data were obtained through in-depth interview and observation. The subject of this study are the college students of President University who currently in an interfaith romantic relationship. The data analysis revealed that interfaith romantic couples applied social exchange theory throughout their dating period and they rarely exposed their relationship on social media regardless of family and social pressure.