Twitter is a place for fads to start. Words travel quickly, so a joke or stereotype can quickly and easily be spread around the globe in a matter of hours. Some of these catch on, most die off quickly. Of the ones that catch on, many are harmless and shallow; some are even funny. But not all of them are. Unfortunately, some can be offensive or toxic or horribly inaccurate and harmful.

An example of the latter is one that is all too common on social media now, which is the "Crazy Girlfriend" trend. Suddenly it has become "cute" and "cool" to label yourself as jealous, irrational, and unnecessarily, well, crazy.

Now, there's nothing wrong with getting a little bit crazy sometimes. It happens to the best of us. But advertising that you're "psycho" isn't productive. The person you're in a relationship with should be able to help you through your crazy moments, not be the reason for them. Bragging about your inability to be in a stable relationship because you choose to be stubborn isn't a way to get through life.

Also, you have to think about where this "trend" came from. What exactly was the causation of the sudden need for women and girls to be crazy to be cute? It may just be a coincidence, but it seems as though this persona followed the rising popularity of the term "crazy females," usually used by boys. Are we being crazy because that's how we were labeled? After being called crazy for expressing emotions like jealousy or doubt, have we decided to succumb to this stereotype? I don't think that's the right way to do it. I don't think being emotional is a good enough reason to be called over-emotional, and being labeled as such isn't an excuse to start acting that way.

This trend isn't just one that affects women, but it's more frequently advertised toward and about us. It seems that more and more people of all genders are viewing jealousy and obsession as signs of love, even though excessive amounts of both are extremely unhealthy.

A solid relationship isn't based on excessive jealousy or obsession, quite the opposite actually. We all need to trust and respect our significant others in order to have successful relationships, and justifying unhealthy behaviors because of a Twitter trend is not the way to do it. If you can't trust your significant other, don't let an online fad make you think that acting crazy is a way to fix it.