to think lovey dovey facebook postings look silly

[RitaLynn]

Ok, so I've got a facebook friend who is forever posting status updates (I love my fiance, I've the best fiance in the world, etc) and it's a bit sickly but fair enough.

What gets my goat is postings on their wall (I love you, I love you too).

I think it's daft. Tell each other, but facebook is a weird place to post it. It makes them look insecure

AIBU?

I have 30 friends on FB ..because they are friends not random people

What you testing TSC

So if people dont like it they must be single Giraffe It just seems the epitome of childishness to me 'aww luk at us we r in luv'

It's a free country init?

WillIever I know Isn't it strange? Words spelt phonetically, baby words and this woman and others like her (oh she's not the only one) are my age which is the wrong side of 35. These messages are addressed to people who will never see them. So who's benefit are they for? Competetive mothering via Facebook.

Oh God, YANBU.

I have a friend on FB who I was vague mates with at college a long time ago. He was recently going out with a girl quite a few years younger them him and he was totally besotted. He actually created an album on his page called the "I love GF's name album". He had lots of pics there of her name carved into a tree within a heart, her name written in the snow with more hearts, lots of pics of them kissing...you get the gist. He was working abroad and was forever writing soppy status updates about how much he loved/missed his GF. And she would always put some slightly lukewarm comment underneath. I got the feeling he was a lot keener than her and he was making an arse out of himself publicly every day.

I got a bit addicted to looking at his page as it was total car crash. Sure enough, she ended up sleeping with someone else and finishing with him. Of course then he shared his heartbreak on FB, even going so far as to write poems about her and posting them in his 'notes' section. The guy has no shame.

My nephew's wife is like that. She is full of insecurities.

Always putting thousands of photos of her "perfect family" on facebook.

Then she complains that people are stalking her by looking at her photoes.

Then she writes things like "Honey, you are my life and my whole world".

All the time I know that they fight like hell.

Maybe there shouldn't be an "e" in photos.

Oh I agree, I think it's pathetic, and as attention-seeking as Demi and Ashton on Twitter (not that I follow them, or use Twitter at all, for that matter).

What is wrong with a private message or a text to your loved one? I would cringe at the thought of expressing my love for my dh in public like that. But then I guess I have no points to prove!

I have deleted friends for their show-offyness on FB. Remaining friends with them just encourages them! (Hard bitch emoticon)

P.S. anythingwithgiraffe... no I'm not jealous. Or shld that b 'jelus' lol.

We do this, more so when DP is away (also army) it is because skype doesn't work on his phone, where as if he has free wifi then he'll log into FB and let me know he's ok - usually goes with an email as well.

We don't do the I love you more/no I do etc etc, however we have been known to write things along the lines of....

thank you for a lovely weekend, or missing you, and the other replying soppy git/softie/something of that nature.

Don't think we've ever discussed dinner lol. We do also say/do that in persn as well, just very comfortable & loving towards each other at all times.

and no it's not for anyone elses benefit, it's purely ours.

I have friends who do this and it makes me laugh! It's like it's all for show and not really genuine. They actually 'chat' on fb from the SAME HOUSE! They write about how much they love eachother etc. And if they go out for dinner they'll be posting the menu and their choices etc. - they can't actually have any conversation together because they're too busy updating fb.

And I stalk know of another couple who announce when they're gonna have sex! She posts "Come upstairs hun...how about it?" and other cringeworthy invites.

I've told DH if he ever writes anything sick making I'll de-friend him!

YANBU, I have several people hid because of their gushing for partners or their children. Its embarrasing and immature.

Ah it's hideous isn't it! I have a friend who started to do this so we ripped the piss out of him mercilessly.. blurk!

Urghhh I HATE this too. My BIL and SIL are the WORST for it.

"Has just spent a perfect day with her beautiful lil family. I love you all so much."

"Thank you hunny for the yummiest dinner. I love you so much, I'm so lucky to have you in my life."

Umm, I am 99% sure that you are sat next to each other on the sofa at this very moment. Why not say it to his face? It makes me cringe so much. Is it an insecurity thing? Are you that desperate for people to know how 'wonderful' your life is?!?

That said, I would actually be quite sad if they stopped it. My DP and I are always asking each other if they have seen their latest update and laughing about it. Sometimes my DP winds me up by threatening to post similar things on my wall.

CupAndSaucer that is vile! I think I'm going to be sick.

"They actually 'chat' on fb from the SAME HOUSE! "

Wonder if they sit there asking each other what to write?

folk actually do the sex thing??!

Never seen the sex thing. Anyway I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks like this

both my my SIL's and brothers do this all the time and are so over the top trying to out do each other in a serious way. I put it down to insecurity and attention seeking.

YANBU!!!

I have a friend who does the sex thing-she's done it several times-most recently was this:

Happy Valentine's Day my love, thankyou for the chocs and beautiful flowers you never forget my favourite things, see you under the duvet in a short while wink wink :-) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

She is generally quite bad not just with her husband but about her lil man and gorgeous princess and how perfect her days are. I find it funny as I know she hates being at home and her husband rarely goes onto fb (hence this post 'boo, isn't it time you actually posted comments on here xxxxxxxx') but most of all she is in her mid 40's ffs!!!!

Another friend is always saying how fantastic her life is-it makes me so sick, partly because I know that it isn't and partly because even if it was boasting is not a pretty look on anyone In real life we've drifted apart and this attitude has had a lot to do with it......she is very insecure and attention seeking.

Wow - I really didn't think people cared quite this much about what other people did.

I think I must be quite alone in wishing DH went on Facebook and did this to me ;)

Giraffe... Why though? Do you really need public displays so badly? If you live together, spend time together, etc. what's the attraction of declaring your affection on facebook?

It can only be because you need and want other people to see it for some reason... that's what's so weird. You expect it of young people who don't have serious relationships but...

I always thought that what goes on between a couple is special, private... not so, it seems - for some, anyway. I find that quite sad and on my facebook, it's actually intrusive. I can 'de-friend', yes, but mostly I just ignore it.

No... I like it because it's sweet...

Like I said before, it's like finding a card or a note somewhere unexpected.

On valentines day I hid presents for DH in his sock drawer, in the cups cupboard, on the front seat of his car etc...

I think writing to someone on Facebook is a bit like that, something a bit different than texting or talking.

It's very sweet.

Fair enough, Giraffe...