People who public Facebook message their partners etc

[Peppasavedmylife]

I may be a dinosaur, but why do so many people I know on FB wish their partner, who they live with and see every day, happy birthday etc on their public walls? Usually with lots of lovey dovey stuff and nicknames...my db did this to his wife recently and I know that they were both in their living room at the time of him posting, and her replying. Is it an attention/insecurity thing, or am I just too private/boring?!

One of my friends has a girlfriend he's been with for a few months, i don't know her and we're not friends on Facebook but because she keeps tagging him it comes up on my news feed. I actually cringe for the lad

In the last week so has declared her undying love for him, claimed he is the reason she wakes up every morning, says she cant live without him, cant wait to marry him etc he comes on FB and posts......photos of his new puppy he doesn't even like or comment on her posts, i actually roll my eyes every time i see one of her posts

Last time i spoke to him he was telling me he was fed up. I cant see this lasting too long

Julie I dont think its about popularity, more about ego. Although some posts are more about communication and less about ego.

I don't do this. I dont really post much of anything in terms of status to be honest. But I do get sick of people moaning on fb about what others put on their feeds and then post equally unimportant stuff themselves. For example, two women I know are childless, one certainly by choice because she doesn't want children. They regularly moan that other people they know post 'annoying' pictures and status' about their children. They post status's like 'urgh, nobody cares about your afternoon with your sprog playing playdoh #yawn'
Then those same people post pictures and comments about how amazing their dogs are or about the new make up they have bought or what they are having for tea. As someone who posts pictures of my DD now and then for my mum and grandma (who lives in spain) it makes me feel self conscious about what I am posting. But then I get pissed off because I think it's rude when they post there own stuff that is similar. Sometimes people are just too judgemental. So, even though I find excessive, pointless comments annoying and silly. I will never say anything because people have got a right to do as they please as long as it doesn't hurt anyone and I can unfollow or hide them.

I just did it but tongue in cheek as he is downstairs and I wanted a cup of tea. I don't mind it but do mind the messages to people who are not on FB. Like "happy 100th birthday grandma. See you later" when Grandma isnt on FB and you are seeing her later?!

I think it's fine to post a daft happy birthday message or share a picture that other people will find amusing too if they see it.

It gets on my tits when people post stuff like "What time do you want to meet up for lunch baby?" like they have to prove to facebook that they are in a relationship/married. Jut fucking text each other ffs.

Also, possibly insensitive of me, but I dislike it when people write happy birthday to dead relatives on facebook, like they can read it.