The last two years have certainly proved the worth of social media. Staying connected to friends and family in an age where face to face interaction was impossible is crucial, along with laughing hysterically at memes and random TikTok trends. But it might have a pretty significant downside, too: stunting our sex lives! Via SheKnows, who talked to a sex and relationships expert Erika Miley :

1. It sucks up your time: Studies suggest that we spend 135 minutes per day on social media on average, which is up from 126 daily minutes in 2016. That’s almost two hours each day that could have been spent more intimately, both physically and communicatively.
2. Comparing yourself to others on social media can ruin your self-confidence: Research on the social comparison theory has suggested that comparison is the thief of joy time and time again. One analysis found a link between depression and rumination — the practice of mulling over online experiences, even long after we’ve logged off. For women in particular, just 10 minutes of ruminating on others’ images on Facebook can have us spiraling into self-loathing moods.
3. If you’re in a LTR, it can tempt you to cheat: “Many versions of relationships have ended in front of me and the first thing they have said is, ‘Well, all you do is talk to so-and-so on messenger,’ or ‘I found your Grindr profile but we agreed we’re only seeing each other,’” says Miley. “Social media gives us a false sense of anonymity and distance from our humanness because of its numbing effects.”

So if you’re looking for a 2022 resolution with multiple benefits – consider ditching the ‘Gram, FB, or TikTok (or just use them less — though easier said than done).