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We all have those Facebook friends that constantly update our feeds with their relationship photos and statuses. Would you say they are insecure and want to show off for approval?
The older, wiser and more developed I've become, I just see less use of social media in general.
Example:
I have an ex-friend who suffers from chronic low self-esteem. She's a very insecure and jealous person.
Ever since she's gotten into a relationship, and married, the Facebook posts keep going. Regularly posting pictures of her and her husband. She even updated her Facebook name after she got married.
She told me once, I want to make sure the world sees how happy I am.
What do you guys think?
Do you frequently post your relationship on social media? Or not? Why?
I have an ex-friend who suffers from chronic low self-esteem. She's a very insecure and jealous person.
Ever since she's gotten into a relationship, and married, the Facebook posts keep going. Regularly posting pictures of her and her husband.
My married friends often post pix of them with their spouse and kids. It's their family.
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She even updated her Facebook name after she got married.
That doesn't seem unusual. Her name changed. So she had to update her social media.
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She told me once, I want to make sure the world sees how happy I am.
It's funny that she thinks she owes "the world" some reassurance.
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What do you guys think?
Do you frequently post your relationship on social media?
Do you mean "post about their relationship"??
I think most people recognize attention hogs. I'm equally averse to those who are so self-consciously humble about posting that they end up making a big deal about it anyway, like, "I don't wanna brag, but I am so proud of Hubby ..."
Just be normal. We all want to see fun pix, so just post them with captions. Then move on.
I also updated my social media accounts with my married name when I changed it. Because that's what many will search under. Why would you not update your name if you have a name change?
I think although people are all different about this, for many people, they want to sing out their happiness to the world. It's natural, it just seems more excessive today due to it being so easy to take dozens of pics and put them out there. In the old days it would have been a billfold with lots of dogeared pics in plastic slots.
I think it is possible to hyper post pics to cover insecurity or unhappiness or even competitiveness, but I don't think that HAS to be the case or anything. We're people; we can, so we do.
My family frequently appears on my social media. The grandparents love the updates.
Oh my gosh, same here. The way they constantly beg for more you'd think they'd been stuck in the gulag for the past 14 years being starved of grandchild pics.
I try my best to convince them that the kids look about the same today as they did yesterday, the day before and last week...nope...no dice.
Actually I think its the opposite, if someone never mentions or posts pic's with their SO they may be keeping their options open, at least when in the dating stage.
Actually I think its the opposite, if someone never mentions or posts pic's with their SO they may be keeping their options open, at least when in the dating stage.
Very interesting point.
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It's natural, it just seems more excessive today due to it being so easy to take dozens of pics and put them out there. In the old days it would have been a billfold with lots of dogeared pics in plastic slots.
