Joint Facebook accounts....

[PunkyPirate]

Just scream at me that there's no trust in the relationship?

Yes!!

They also breach FB's terms of service. And they are a bit pathetic.

Or:
they just aren't really into Facebook?
they like to do everything together ie. matching clothes, joint Facebook profile ...
one of them is lazy?

I don't have a joint one by the way 😂

Or maybe one of them is a smug married wanting to announce their coupledom to the world?

Agreed.

They generally scream lack of trust to me too.

The only exception is a lovely, rather elderly couple I know who aren’t very au fait with tech/social media but have lots of family scattered around the globe so one of their DC helped them set up a joint account as it’s they only wanted one to see family updates and pics.

I know someone who gets comments from her dads account but they are written by her mother. Usually comments on pictures of the kids ‘aw my lovely wee angels. Grannie x’

I know four couples who have joint FB accounts. In all four cases, he has had an affair, she took him back, and his individual FB account vanished to be replaced with the joint one. Now when I see one I always think "someone has been shagging around..."

Only know one couple- heading for 60 and very 'good living'. They use it to boast about their grown up children. Admittedly they are doing well but I cringe at it.

My extremely elderly DPs have a joint account. I set it up for them. They like to see the family pictures. They would never fathom how to switch between accounts.

My parents share one. It's not for me but I don't think there's anything wrong with it - they've been together for over 55 years and don't see any need for separate accounts. I would find it pretty odd for anybody with any technological skills under the age of 60, though.

My DH doesn’t have one, claims not to be interested in Facebook, but his friends will use me as a go between when it suits 🙄 very annoying. Would never do the joint name business though

I have as cousin who has one with her husband. I always took it to mean they're not really bothered about using Facebook, but I did find it weird that they had individual accounts which they then deleted to start using their new one. If they're not bothered about using Facebook then why go to the bother of deleting one account and setting up another?

I always assume the affair thing too re joint FB accounts, bit like vow renewals.

My wife us 73, Inam 72, we gave separate Facebook accounts

My wife is 73 and I am 72. We have separate Facebook accounts but sometimes tag the other in a post. (and I posted my previous comment before I checked it)
I think it is normal for Facebook to be fir one person

Always makes me think that someone's cheated...

Yes. Or that they are elderly and probably share an email address too.

Only acceptable for the elderly!

Elderly people who clearly are not IT literate I have no problem with (not remotely ageist my df was professionally in IT and still programmes in his 70's ....I thank every deity going that he hates the concept of Facebook with a passion, my DP are passive aggressive enough with Facebook making it easier...and my dm has a random inexplicable hatred for mark Zuckerberg so shes protesting...I'm sure he is devestated)

Anyone else I assume affair or attempt to be cutesy. Affair...I feel kind of sorry for them , cutesy ergh I assume they also have "powered by fairy dust " on their car and run a mile.

An old school friend got in touch me me a few years ago and I was delighted about that.

We sent a few messages back and forth until I realised her 'married name' wasn't a married name at all...it was a mix of hers and her husband's name.

I told her straight after that (once I realised they shared the account) that I won't be sending her any more private messages.

The thought of her husband reading them just creeped me out.

All the “couple” profiles I have, there have been problems. Two have been openly screamed affairs, others split and lives apart then reconciled (we still assume these to be due to cheating). The only exception is the in-laws, both in 70’s now and as above, the kids are scattered and it’s an easy way to see the latest grandchild photos.

I always think it too, but my auntie has my uncles name on hers, I think that's more to do with he can't be bothered to do Facebook but they want people to know they can contact him through her if they need to I think? But yeah, normally there's someone who doesn't trust someone!

I would say normally it’s because one has been messing around but my sister and bil share one under a generic name (they both have jobs they don’t want clients finding them) they both use it and neither have had an affair. It was because he came off all together for security reasons but still wanted to be in certain groups