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Men please... are there men out there who don't follow endless women on social media?

54 replies

AcrosstheBorder · 19/10/2026 11:46

Just that really......

Any out there in today's crazy world that respect the woman they are with and want to please her and have real intimacy rather than the endless, mindless addition of one woman after another for masturbation?

Starting to think I will remain single. So many women seem to just accept this... accept no sex.. accept no true intimacy.

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PumpkinPieAlibi · 19/10/2026 12:05

I'm not a man but my husband doesn't. He doesn't have FB, TikTok or Snapchat and rarely uses IG. I sometimes use his phone for a game we play and will scroll through his IG and it's predominantly tech/AI news (he works in tech), gym and workout reels and funny cat memes cause I'm always spamming him with those.

You should never have to put up with a man who adds random attractive women to their SM. It's disrespectful.

Mysticguru · 19/10/2026 12:13

I'm single and don't follow women on SM.

Panofrashers · 19/10/2026 12:17

My husband doesn't follow random women on IG. Beware of any man telling you that "every man does it" whether that's messy social media behaviour or watching porn. Not every man does.

happysunr1se · 19/10/2026 12:22

My DH doesn't have any social media apps at all and the only entertainment he uses on his phone is reading books on Libby.

He only watches YouTube ( music, car reviews, food or big think videos) or Crunchyroll on our only TV in the living room.

I can't believe he's that unusual.

moderate · 19/10/2026 12:29

AcrosstheBorder · 19/10/2026 11:46

Just that really......

Any out there in today's crazy world that respect the woman they are with and want to please her and have real intimacy rather than the endless, mindless addition of one woman after another for masturbation?

Starting to think I will remain single. So many women seem to just accept this... accept no sex.. accept no true intimacy.

Quite apart from anything else, you’d have to be a bit of a chump to imagine that those pretty women following you on social media or liking your tweets are doing so because they’re into you.

Needacalminginfluence · 19/10/2026 12:31

These guys you are meeting are single for a reason. And probably high on the list of reasons is the very fact they are getting their sexual gratification from women on social media and porn. They aren't capable of relationships with real life women and they have no respect for women as people.
Of course there are plenty of guys who aren't like that but the trick is meeting them OP

JeffLebowski · 19/10/2026 12:35

The only women I follow on social media are friends and family plus a few celebs like Dr Hannah Fry, Anna Lapwood, Sarah Millican etc.

TheLastSilverSaint · 19/10/2026 12:35

You've posted about your partner and this issue already.

Of course there are loads of men who don't 'follow endless women on social media'. There are also loads of men who follow women on social media but don't have a problem getting an erection with their partner (which apparently your boyfriend does).

You're dating the wrong man and the issue is his sexual dysfunction, not that there are no men out there who don't follow women on Instagram.

Missj25 · 19/10/2026 12:36

I know a man who is single with a high sex drive , wakes up horny every morning so he goes for a swim. .
He has zero interest in porn or following women on anything.
He likes skin to skin contact only .

FckThisShit · 19/10/2026 12:37

My partner doesn't. He's not on any socials now anyway but even when he was, no, he didn't.

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 19/10/2026 12:52

I do follow a couple of attractive women on Facebook, but they're on there because they're making posts about lego, or rollercoasters. I also follow a whole load of men who post about the same stuff.

whippersnapper55 · 19/10/2026 12:55

My husband has never had any social media and has no interest in it! He has a WhatsApp group with two old friends and they mainly use that to update on significant news, like if a friend's parent has died or to arrange to meet up, which they do every few months.

Parky04 · 19/10/2026 12:56

My DH doesn't even have a smartphone! I have to ring or text him! He's only 55!

firebrand123 · 19/10/2026 12:57

It's not social media that's the issue. Before social media there were lads mags. Porn and strip clubs have been around forever. The issue is respect for women, or lack of. If you can find a man who properly respects women, that's the key IMO.

Minasama · 19/10/2026 13:00

My husband belongs to several car and football-related groups on Reddit, hates LinkedIn and that is the extent of his social
media usage.
He’s in his 50s if that helps xx

Minasama · 19/10/2026 13:03

AcrosstheBorder · 19/10/2026 11:46

Just that really......

Any out there in today's crazy world that respect the woman they are with and want to please her and have real intimacy rather than the endless, mindless addition of one woman after another for masturbation?

Starting to think I will remain single. So many women seem to just accept this... accept no sex.. accept no true intimacy.

What kind of man are you going out with here? He sounds awful. Maybe try the local
classical choir, book group or walking/hiking group for a more serious-minded kind of man?

topcat2014 · 19/10/2026 13:04

My social media is mainly people cleaning rugs, fixing cows hooves or thatching roofs. Maybe the odd train one?

GordanoServices · 19/10/2026 13:08

My DH algorithm brings up endless sports and dogs.

racierach · 19/10/2026 13:09

My partner doesn’t have any social media at all. He’s not interested. I have access to his phone if I want it so I know this is the truth.

OMGDidYouSayThat · 19/10/2026 13:10

I’m married and ‘friend zoned’ and i don’t follow any women on social media or anywhere else!

HappiestSleeping · 19/10/2026 13:12

I am a man. I rarely use social media, but my connections are only with people I actually know.

The exception is that I have a dog related Instagram page for business and have to be careful as many of the instagram suggestions are ridiculous and nothing to do with dogs. Needless to say, they get weeded out.

BarbaraUsher · 19/10/2026 13:14

My DH doesn’t. Unless he finds a women who drives a steam engine I have no worries

Thundertoast · 19/10/2026 13:16

Im going to be blunt.
You need to date more intelligent men.
Only stupid men do this. And by stupid I mean emotional intelligence too. Its a sign the man is too stupid to date.

ManManManManMan · 19/10/2026 13:20

I don’t. I do use social media but primarily for politics, history and hobbies. Can’t think of anything more cringe than following young women, although the algorithm does its best to suggest them to me.

firebrand123 · 19/10/2026 13:25

Thundertoast · 19/10/2026 13:16

Im going to be blunt.
You need to date more intelligent men.
Only stupid men do this. And by stupid I mean emotional intelligence too. Its a sign the man is too stupid to date.

This. Shortly into my most recent relationship I noticed he was following and liking photos on an Instagram account of young women in suggestive poses. When I called him out he unfollowed and stop liking, though of course I can't say he wasn't still looking. Fast forward nearly 10 years and I've finally realised he does have the emotional intelligence of a gnat and am in the process of splitting up with him. Don't make the same mistake!