Just found out he's a naff quote poster on FB

[catinb0oots]

We had a ONS just before lockdown and have been chatting since. He added me on FB today.

What a disappointment

Thought I was the only person who can't stand those awful, cringy so called inspirational posts! Especially the ones where the poster tries to make themselves seem all mysterious and deep with images of wolves peering out of the mist! Hilarious!
Although I do think the poor guy deserves a chance

I can see that all the posters who LOVE the brain-dead, inane, sanctimony-signalling 'inspirational' shite are outing themselves... And oddly enough are being touchy arseholes about it, which surely proves that the quotes do not actually improve anything.

OP, run for the hills!

Hang on let me find it

man https://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/2713481-Penetration-man

You're welcome

Thanks for the link.... what a giggle

Oh god. What a turn off. Those quotes people post are naff beyond belief.

This is my favourite.

Run for the hills, OP.

That would make my ovaries shrivel too OP

Oh no OP, you need to bin him off

Maybe has some letters above his bath saying B A T H.

@FiddlefigOnTheRoof He probably needs them.

And fridge magnet letters- not ironic/hipster tho, just really proud that he can spell 'Mum.'

Run OP. Don’t make contact, just run.

@catinb0oots

They're literally several times a day. Who are you? A 60 year old woman called Jackie? (No offence to lovely, normal Jackies)

I’m having a bad time at the moment and this made me laugh...thanks Cat!

And fridge magnet letters- not ironic/hipster tho

Awe, I've always rather liked the fridge magnet letters - it's wonderful being able to write "silly cunt face" on the fridge and then when MIL comes over and points it out you do a faux flustered look and say "oooh, it must have been one of your naughty grandchildren!"

Yep totally understand op. Those quote things turn my stomach. DHs sisters constantly post them and they do my nut in. Get rid but first tell him why because he needs to know he's a dick.

Says it all, really

OP, perhaps you should counter with some of your own and see if he takes it in stride. For example, words I like to live by:

Work when somebody's watching
Dance like it hurts
Make love like you need the money

Yes can't stand the quotes, so tacky.
My sil has them all over the house. I'd had a very tiring day and decided to put my feet up. I looked up and read on the wall.
"time is precious, use it wisely"
I thought can't I even get a break from these quotes for 5 minutes!!
They are very condescending and meaningless.
Live, love laugh well most of us are trying to live a happy life. We don't need others telling us what we should and shouldn't be doing. We will look back and laugh at them in a few years. Some of us already are

Awe, I've always rather liked the fridge magnet letters - it's wonderful being able to write "silly cunt face" on the fridge and then when MIL comes over and points it out you do a faux flustered look and say "oooh, it must have been one of your naughty grandchildren!"

@Alittleshortforaspacepooper Yes, a wall-to-wall inspirational quote poster wouldn't do that though, as it shows you have an independent/active mind.

I know this isn't AIBU but YANBU. Can't stand trite shit.

That idiotic quote about dying in a day made me remember something

Anyone ever watch Joe Lycett talk about inspirational quotes and how you can say profoundly sounding things that are completely meaningless?

So sorry, OP. Very disappointing. I bet he has 'live, laugh, love' signs in his house too.

@Nekoness you beat me to it! Joe Lycett’s stuff about inspirational quotes is brilliant. OP maybe link to some of his tweets or standup and see what your potential fella does, haha.
The Royal Academy of Arts Twitter feed was also doing some gas stuff with Live Laugh Love. I’ll see if I can find it.

I found the constant stream of positive quotes that I received during the early weeks of the pandemic both depressive and irritable.

Feeling so turned off by them made me feel worse again.🙄