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

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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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thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 09:48

Thanks.
He only likes basic photos of family/ animals/ holiday photos. There's nothing to suggest sleaze or anything. These women are genuine friends/ family/ colleagues. They're just likes, but they're acknowledged all the same.
No sleazy comments or anything like that .

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rainbowandglitter · 09/05/2022 09:50

Genuine question though - how do you know whether he's liked girls pictures or commented on them? Are they women that you are also following so they just naturally come up on your newsfeed or do you go looking through his friends /following list and look at their profiles to see whether he's liked them or not?
I just don't see how you can see unless you're already following the women.

thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 09:51

We have many mutual family and friends on sm . I use it only for that reason as in I only have people I'm actually friendly with or know well. So I see his name that's all.

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GregBrawlsInDogJail · 09/05/2022 09:57

I haven't a clue who DH is commenting on/liking/friends with on social media, why would I? I've got better things to do with my time than virtually stalk someone. And yes, he has contact with women, they're half of the world's population. I follow him on IG so I suppose I could look at who's "liked" one of his pics, but why would I? If he gets a lot of likes I'm just glad his photography is finding an audience.

DivorcedAndDelighted · 09/05/2022 10:07

I have quite a few blokes on my social media who I knew from school, old hobbies etc, and if one posts a photo that I think is nice, I hit "like". If my boyfriend complained about this I would be seriously worried about his attitude and would reconsider the relationship. I do not police what he does on social media either, and don't think it's my business. Unless it was a public post saying "LIKE if you think I'm hotter than your girlfriend" 😂

5128gap · 09/05/2022 10:09

Colleagues and friends: Fine with anything of a level and type of content he would use if the friend/colleague was a man. So everyday chat about hobbies, work, at a usual level (ie not all day every day) fine. Flame emoji on picture of them dressed up for nights out, not fine.
Ex's: Long term relationship with shared children or a lot of history, fine as long as the above applies. Short term/ recent ex, can't see the need for any contact at all. It's rarely healthy.
Randoms: no need for it.
But all that is just me. No right or wrong answer. You are entitled to ask for whatever behaviour you're comfortable with. Don't be manipulated into accepting less that you want because 'everyone else does it' 'that's how SM is' etc.

thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 10:10

GrinGrin

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thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 10:10

Thanks@5128gap

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rainbowandglitter · 09/05/2022 11:04

thisprimarycolour · 09/05/2022 09:51

We have many mutual family and friends on sm . I use it only for that reason as in I only have people I'm actually friendly with or know well. So I see his name that's all.

Oh so they are mutual friends and people you yourself know. I assumed you meant random women.

Fuzzyhippo · 09/05/2022 16:11

Mine didn't follow me on social, but be was following pages for those with latex fetishes and also liked a lot of younger girls pictures. Never really bothered me at the time as my mum told me it was normal and to stop being over dramatic. But I wouldn't put up with that now, he can like pictures of girls as long as he likes mine and doesn't block me for the entire 6 years we're together like the last one..

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