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What's acceptable to you regarding your bf and social media/ female interaction

35 replies

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 11:59

Out of interest...
Are you ok with him liking posts of female friend: exes: colleagues.
Comments?
Interaction with ex partners or spouses?

Hard to know what's acceptable anymore when sm is awash with so many people we would only rarely see irl previous to sm.

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KangarooKenny · 08/05/2022 12:01

My DH made a comment about a work mate that I wasn’t happy with. I think he realised he’d overstepped the mark as he came off it.

SamphirethePogoingStickerist · 08/05/2022 12:01

Well, going by how I use SM DH has free reign to do as he likes. I am not monitored, assessed, scrutinised, and nor is he.

OldTinHat · 08/05/2022 12:03

I don't use SM anymore because it caused too much stress so I would have no idea and slwouldn't care.

rainbowandglitter · 08/05/2022 12:04

How do you know what he's liking etc? I have no idea what dh comments on or likes.

sammylady37 · 08/05/2022 12:05

What’s acceptable to me is that I don’t have my behaviour policed and scrutinised, and I don’t do that to anyone either.

LoudingVoice · 08/05/2022 12:07

I really don’t take enough notice of what he does or doesn’t do on social media and I’d be pretty pissed off if he started monitoring my usage too, it’s a bit of a non issue tbh.

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 13:26

For those who have no idea what their ohs do or don't on sm, do you trust them
Implicitly ?

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SamphirethePogoingStickerist · 08/05/2022 13:30

Yes. Why not? And my DH works away a lot, has ample opportunity. But I have no reason to doubt him.

I am either happily married or truly deceived. I assume the first as I don't live a paranoid life.

TonySmart · 08/05/2022 13:37

DH is friendly with a couple of exes, they comment on posts, holiday pics etc.

I have no idea who half the people are on his SM tbh, some are people from different jobs/hobbies.

I've never given it much thought, he can speak to who he likes. I trust him completely. I wouldn't be with him otherwise.

sammylady37 · 08/05/2022 13:38

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 13:26

For those who have no idea what their ohs do or don't on sm, do you trust them
Implicitly ?

Why would you be in a relationship with someone you didn’t trust?

Smartiepants79 · 08/05/2022 13:41

I wouldn’t have any idea who he’s ‘liking’.
And yes, I trust him implicitly.
It wouldn’t even occur to me to bother checking. He spends 95% of his time where I can see him and the rest with people I know!

MolliciousIntent · 08/05/2022 13:43

He can literally do whatever he likes, I'm not gonna police him online. He's an adult and I trust him.

Merryoldgoat · 08/05/2022 14:11

No clue - occasionally I get notified he’s liked something. Otherwise his online presence isn’t something I am very aware of.

Omega33 · 08/05/2022 14:19

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 13:26

For those who have no idea what their ohs do or don't on sm, do you trust them
Implicitly ?

Yes, I wouldn't be in a relationship with someone I didn't trust

GetOffTheTableMabel · 08/05/2022 14:25

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 13:26

For those who have no idea what their ohs do or don't on sm, do you trust them
Implicitly ?

Absolutely. I trust him completely. I wouldn’t be with him otherwise.

Jjnbftgkhfrvjudv · 08/05/2022 14:28

I think if he has pictures of u both on his profile and makes it obvious that you’re both together then there’s no problem. I think if DP was going to cheat it would be a lot more secretive than in another woman’s comment section haha

Sideorderofchips · 08/05/2022 18:08

I trust my boyfriend completely

My ex husband not at all

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 18:31

I'm asking because I am somewhat out of the loop for years as I was married until three years ago. Then I met bf and he is into the socials . I'm clueless.
He only has female friends and neighbours from school on there and likes the random dog: cat/ family photo and also has 'in a relationship ' as his status when we became official early on.
We interact very much as we live away from each other but he has no photos of us and neither to do I for privacy with ex husband ; separated not divorced)
That all sounds ok , doesn't it ?

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Watchkeys · 08/05/2022 19:14

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 13:26

For those who have no idea what their ohs do or don't on sm, do you trust them
Implicitly ?

If you don't, you're in the wrong relationship.

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 19:16

Well @Watchkeys . I'm
Not 100% trusting of anyone anymore. He did quite the number on me.

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sammylady37 · 08/05/2022 20:59

thisprimarycolour · 08/05/2022 19:16

Well @Watchkeys . I'm
Not 100% trusting of anyone anymore. He did quite the number on me.

You can’t make someone else pay for the actions of your ex, though. That’s unreasonable. Having ‘trust issues because of a previous relationship’ is trotted out here so frequently to excuse some very questionable behaviour. If you have trust issues, then you need to work on those, not expect someone else to jump through the hoops your trust issues raise.

Watchkeys · 09/05/2022 09:28

@thisprimarycolour

One reason that a person can be in the wrong relationship is that any relationship is wrong for them, because they haven't got their head around how they feel about a previous relationship. If you're not capable of trusting your partner, whether it's because they're not trustworthy, or because you erroneously feel that they're not trustworthy, then, at the very least, you should be able to have a conversation about it. Can you do that with him?

Hard to know what's acceptable anymore

It's not something that's supposed to be 'externally verified'. You decide what's ok for you. Everyone has different levels. You will be ok with stuff that someone else wouldn't be, and vice versa.

The only important thing is that if you're not happy with what he's doing, whether it's looking at porn or eating yoghurts, you can have a conversation together about it with the aim of finding a compromise that works for you both.

It's hard to trust someone when you think that things you might hate are 'allowed' by some external set of rules. It's not the case (until you get to legal issues) Every adult is allowed to decide for themselves how to 'do life'. Each of us is responsible for our own feelings, and so, responsible for making sure that the things we do and the people we spend our time with are ones that make us feel happy, safe, secure. If you choose people with whom you feel insecure, you are essentially saying 'I'm welcoming more time feeling insecure into my life'.

Don't try to adjust your feelings to a set of rules. Change your people, so that the people you spend your time with are the ones that make your life feel good, according to your rules. Let your emotions lead the way. Follow the emotion of 'happy'.

thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 09:34

What an amazing post @Watchkeys .
You've set me
Up for the day with lots of great and generous advice. Thank you .

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Watchkeys · 09/05/2022 09:37

@thisprimarycolour

I learned this stuff in counselling. I refer to it as 'when I grew up'

I was 43!

Best of luck Flowers

idgaf11 · 09/05/2022 09:44

Hey. I deeply know how you feel. My boyfriend likes to interact with many pics in ig, especially posts by girls or his girl friends. Sometimes, I also like to question myself. Is it wrong to maybe ask him to not like girls pics, because I don't like to see his name in the likes when I saw the pics. But I tried my best not to. Main reason is, I think I am being selfish and I just want him to be himself. He wouldn't me mad if I like boys pic as well. In fact, It's just a double tap. Social media has create lots of problems in relationship, especially in this digital era. Please don't let social media be the reason why you feel insecure. I am sure your partner loves you, despite liking or comments on posts. I don't trust 100% my partner the same as you do, but i try hard to. Because relationship is all about trust and love.

If you really mind him doing those, It's important for you to communicate with him. Tell him that you mind, if he loves you, he will try to do less interaction in Social Media for the sake of you.