Gushy Facebook posts

Same when they post big Happy Birthday’s to my * husband/ child etc, they are probably sitting across the table from them, can they not speak to them directly ??

I want the world to remember my husband on his heavenly birthday.

It keeps him with me

I only have real friends on social media though. Not acquaintances

Oh god the happy heavenly birthday 🤢

”Gran would have been 87 today”. Where does it stop? “If great uncle Norman hadn’t died he’d have been 112 today” um, yeah, and?

I always say give it a month after someone has wrote " they partner/ girlfriend / boyfriend has been their rock the relationship falls apart .. it's like they trying to kid themselves

Like so much on social media, they doth protest too much. I assume anyone who shows off their beautiful life or relationships are deeply insecure or unhappy and that it's all a facade 🤷‍♀️

This thread is bonkers 😆

Imagine people sharing parts of their lives on their own social media page? Absurd!

What else do you expect to find?

I hate 'happy heavenly birthday' too. It's a sweet sentiment in itself but guaranteed anyone I see posting such, has form for attention seeking and sympathy garnering in general. It's not the post but the person.

I used to work with a couple who were married and they used to FB gush about each other all the time. It was really embarrassing as everyone knew they didn't have the best relationship and we're always snipping at each other.

One day after some particularly gushy comments one of our other
colleagues know for being quite forthright posted, 'How about, as you're both in the same room, you turn to each other and tell them all this directly rather than communicating through FB?'

After that there were much fewer posts and they were confined to Christmas & birthdays.

I only mention.my husband if he's done something daft/funny, none of the soppy stuff for me 😀

You know you were posting on social media when you wrote this don’t you?

YANBU, a couple I know post monthly anniversary posts, they've been together over 5 years!

I share these types of posts in relation to my mum who died suddenly when I was a little girl. I have very few friends / family and so I often feel alone in my grief on her anniversary. So I share it online not for "likes and comments" for the sake of them, but to feel less alone and isolated in my grief. If that helps ease my pain a little, why is it bothering you?

I dont mind them but make me sad as I saw one today from a wife to her husband and I know he cheats on her with prostitutes.

Can i ask what it is ok to post?
No happy birthday
No anniversary
No remembrance
No what the kids got up to
No airport check in etc
No holiday pics
Certainly not dog poo and parking in local village sites and does anyone know what time tesco opens.

Just a few that come up regularly on here.

So what is OK to post?
Just so i don't offend anyone. I like to have a little scroll in the morning but there would be nothing to read if we all stuck to the rules of MN

Funny, I would never find it laughable that a woman is being cheated on when she thinks she has a great relationship. I think people who do find it funny are sadder than the ones posting to be honest. Imagine taking glee in the fact everyone is laughing at the lady. Ughh no. Mean girl stuff.

Deactivate

It does make me cringe but I just press the mute button.

I wonder how many people are muted and they have no idea

Not judging. Just cringing.

And I don't think this is meant to be a serious thread.

You’d hate my mother. She posted an update and a wedding picture on her 59th wedding anniversary this year. My dad won’t see it because he’s not on Facebook but she still likes to let people know how much she loves him despite the fact that he’s in a care home.

My advice is to stop following people on Facebook that you clearly dislike and to scroll past updates that apparently make you feel bitter and angry.

The more gushy the posts, the more crap the relationship is.

Most people in secure relationships don’t need to post it all over social media because they don’t need to prove anything.

If you feel that way about your partner why not just tell them or text them which is way more personal.
Why the need to do it publicly if not for trying to prove a point/attention seeking.

Does the wife know her husband is having an affair?

When I know it’s a fake couple, it irritates me.

Otherwise, it’s sweet. I do it on special occasions because I know my hubby’s love language is being appreciated.

In terms of posts for/about people who have passed away- gosh I really feel for them and respect them being open and self aware enough to to reach out to others. Keeping to yourself is absolutely ok, but healthy grieving often involves social interactions.

I know of a mother and daughter who have entire conversations over Facebook posts. Just talk to each other in person or over the phone no one cares.

i think there’s a difference between anniversary posts and gushy ones
I don’t think marking an anniversary post on SM is a bad thing,

Meh. You can just keep scrolling or unfollow them (while still remaining friends) if it bothers you so much.

People are allowed to post what they desire and use social media as little or as much as they want and how they want.

I'm just so embarrassed for them. So many people I know laugh about it behind their backs. Knowing that it's all fake!

Are you all still in secondary school? Sounds like you just like to gossip about them.