Why do women "flex" their relationships more than men on social media?

[Anonymous]

What is the equivalent male trend on social media?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP1x5Y_dUGg

[Anonymous]

I think that if you see a picture posted of a couple working out at the gym together and your reaction is that the woman "flexing" her husband's height, you might want to consider that you are projecting.

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Anonymous wrote:Women are just on social media more than men. I don’t know any straight men who really care about FB, IG, TT etc. It’s not really manly.

This is ridiculous. I'm a 'normal' straight, educated, married man with 3 kids and all of my normal straight married male friends post tons of pictures of their outings/travel/ food. kids sports etc.

My college group just posted probably 20 pics from our long weekend/reunion on Orcas Island in the Puget Sound.

[Anonymous]

Society teaches us that a woman's worth is based on the men that want her.

[Anonymous]

I see men post about their beautiful wife, and how lucky they are. I assume those are the cheaters overcompensating. The thicker they lay it on, the guiltier they seem.

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Anonymous wrote:I think that if you see a picture posted of a couple working out at the gym together and your reaction is that the woman "flexing" her husband's height, you might want to consider that you are projecting.

Not OP but I don't think she's talking about one photo. It's about volume. When a woman frequently posts photos that emphasize her partners height, this is definitely her trying to "subtly" brag about being with a tall guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Society teaches us that a woman's worth is based on the men that want her.

This. It shouldn't be true but it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see men post about their beautiful wife, and how lucky they are. I assume those are the cheaters overcompensating. The thicker they lay it on, the guiltier they seem.

I know a guy who posts every occasion about his amazing beautiful wife, complete with flattering photo, "I'm the luckiest man on earth." One of their kids isn't even his. (She's a friend of a friend.)

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of you guys are clueless about the female nature. It's not "flex" it's "pride". Women are more nurturing than men and genuinely want a loving relationship. It's a way for them to show that they are happy. Some of the men here just pay way too much attention to how women do certain things. We men are also proud of our fiancees/GFs/wives. We just show it differently. We are not outwardly emotional like women are.

This is true. My husband and I don't use social media but yesterday at lunch with a group of people he pulled out an old business card of mine from 10 years ago when I held a prestigious position. He has kept it in his wallet all this time because he was and is proud of me for that accomplishment. He also showed our daughters a picture of me getting a really cool award one time just the other day. He out-earns me, but he's proud of things I've done, as I am of him. I'm both proud of his professional accomplishments and his personal ones. To me, it's more important that he's a great husband and father but I also love that he has done some cool things in his job.

Personally, I think people who post that stuff on social media aren't actually showing that they're happy - I think they're trying to prove (to themselves and to others) that they are...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not saying that I never see men doing this. However, it's undeniable that women do it more. If her bf is really tall, she might post lots of gym selfies showing their size differential. If he's successful, she might talk about how they're moving to New Haven together so he can attend medical school. I feel like it's the complete opposite with men. I've known attractive men who were in full blown relationships and had no idea based on their social media feed.

Because they're keeping their options open.

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Anonymous wrote:Men don’t need to. Their hot wife is already posting for both of them. Other men see the videos and immediately are jealous of them.

Also, men don’t care about their wife’s professional success or height. They mostly just want a hot wife, fun wife, and good mother to their kids. My mom and grandma were convinced a good wife cooked well and kept a clean house. But in my experience millennial men don’t care. They know how to cook and clean. They’d rather have a thin wife who can’t cook than a fat wife who does.

This … is not how men think.

— A man

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Anonymous wrote:I see men post about their beautiful wife, and how lucky they are. I assume those are the cheaters overcompensating. The thicker they lay it on, the guiltier they seem.

I know a guy who posts every occasion about his amazing beautiful wife, complete with flattering photo, "I'm the luckiest man on earth." One of their kids isn't even his. (She's a friend of a friend.)

It’s definitely a sign that there is trouble in paradise.

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Anonymous wrote:I see men post about their beautiful wife, and how lucky they are. I assume those are the cheaters overcompensating. The thicker they lay it on, the guiltier they seem.

+1
I've seen this go down too many times to count. Now, I assume the same as you do: any guy droning on about the greatness of his wife/marriage is likely covering up for something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Personally, I think people who post that stuff on social media aren't actually showing that they're happy - I think they're trying to prove (to themselves and to others) that they are...

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Society teaches us that a woman's worth is based on the men that want her.

This. From childhood we're taught our ultimate value is with attracting a man.