To tell DH to stop 'liking' these pictures on fb?

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There is a school mum on facebook who both DH and I are fb 'friends' with. She regularly post pics and updates of her and her 2 dd and DS (she is single).

I occasionally 'like' or comment on a cute picture of the kids etc and so do the other school mums. However I've been noticing that dh has been doing this all the time and must admit to feeling a little embarrassed about it. If I saw a random school dad and somebody's husband always liking and commenting on this woman's posts, amongst a sea of women and school mums, I'd think it was a little odd.

I don't want to say anything directly to dh as he doesn't have a lot of friends and so tends to jump on people even if they only make passing conversation with him a couple of times.

Advice please

OP, I can see both sides here. I have a man who "likes" everything I post, but I am friends with his sister. I am single, he is married, but there is nothing odd about it all, there is no way that we are interested in each other.

On the other hand, my XH suddenly started to "like" every single thing that his friends wife did, and even marked her as a favourite along with me.... I questioned it, he said there was nothing on. He is now married to her.

So it could be totally innocent, or it could be leading up to something! Sorry that is no help, but points out how it could be two wildly differing things.

I'm confused by this op? Is he fb friends with this mum? If he is the when you add/accept someone on fb as a friend it's perfectly ok to like and comment on their posts? Otherwise he may as well just delete her as a friend if he's only allowed to scroll past her posts.

OP I think there are two separate issues here.

I don't think he fancies her. You've explained what he's like about friends and I'm sure he just sees it as that. It's his way of interacting socially to be OTT when he does meet someone, IRL or through social media. There's nothing in it except his own limited social skills.

But...you know him, so you know what's behind the likes. Others don't, and other people love a bit of gossip even when there's nothing going on. So yes, I can see that if other mums can see all his likes it might well start tongues wagging. And that it might make the mum in question start feeling uncomfortable. So for his sake it might be worth a gentle conversation with him, and perhaps try to help him work more generally on his social interactions.

Jeez, I have several males on FB and often like stuff. Maybe I should stop in case they think I fancy them!

Dh likes everything on fb. Everything.

He seems to think it’s rude to scroll past, and says it’s no effort to click like.

He has a fair few mums on his fb- he shares a name with the DC, where I don’t. So they friend him :). One of the massive advantages of not taking dh’s name, random people who’s kids know your kids can’t find you and suck you in to the school/brownies/dance mom cliques!

Worra, he doesn't have any school mums on his list. I mean the school mums are her friends liking her posts.

Ahh I see now what you mean.

You are being controlling.

If this was a man posting about telling his wife he would be accused of being controlling.

Is the problem just that you're worried what other people might think?

Genuine question as I'm a bit confused by this op. (I'm obviously waaaay too cool to get it! )