should i get Facebook?

[Mark]

iv never used any form of social network , this site is the closet i get to it and i only do this on a truly boring day. everyone has been nagging me for months to join it , i don't want to really but wonder if there's any benefits to joining it? my girlfriend joined a year ago and has become such a boring person and i cant take her out anywhere as shes always on facebook via her phone. would just like to know the pros and cons. i do have friends and family who live miles away but still see every once in a little while.