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

[Anonymous]

Because they think it means they have finally “made” it in life. Money, handsome guy, nice things in general… women are shallow creatures

[Anonymous]

We have been conditioned to still believe that having a man-especially a rich, successful handsome one- is the ultimate achievement for a woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have been conditioned to still believe that having a man-especially a rich, successful handsome one- is the ultimate achievement for a woman.

Why not enjoy that achievement in private?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been conditioned to still believe that having a man-especially a rich, successful handsome one- is the ultimate achievement for a woman.

Why not enjoy that achievement in private?

Most people eventually become more private after experiencing the negative effects of social media. I see many fewer social media posts from my forty-something friends than I saw from the same friends when we were in our twenties.

[Anonymous]

Because men and women are judged differently. "Winning" looks different for each.

Woman on Instagram: "People always ask my husband for autographs when we go out to dinner. One of the downsides of being married to a 6'7 man with broad shoulders."

Men on LinkedIn: "Very humbled and honor to be named Chief of Surgery. Excited to lead such a talented and inspiring team."

[Anonymous]

A man looks needy if he posts excessively about his SO.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Excited to have you, a man, explain "the female nature" to me, a woman. Also it's totally unclear to me why a woman would be proud that her DH is tall, that seems like an obviously shallow flex to me.

Relax a bit. He was probably talking about other men. I don't think he said anything wrong. Are you saying that women who post about their men on social media aren't proud of them? I work with a lot of women and they talk about their husbands a lot I mean a lot. And they always say positives about them. To me that's a sign of them being proud of their husbands no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Excited to have you, a man, explain "the female nature" to me, a woman. Also it's totally unclear to me why a woman would be proud that her DH is tall, that seems like an obviously shallow flex to me.

Relax a bit. He was probably talking about other men. I don't think he said anything wrong. Are you saying that women who post about their men on social media aren't proud of them? I work with a lot of women and they talk about their husbands a lot I mean a lot. And they always say positives about them. To me that's a sign of them being proud of their husbands no?

Maybe, especially since most women complain about their husbands to each other. So the ones bragging to you are either super happy or full of it.

[Anonymous]

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.

Yeah this pretty much. We don’t care. Social media for women is like video games for men.

[Anonymous]

Same as women showing off engagement rings on social media. Usually women post something about men paying for things for them, buying things for them, being pampered etc. Just a sign of being shallow and materialistic. Then they complain when they break up...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have been conditioned to still believe that having a man-especially a rich, successful handsome one- is the ultimate achievement for a woman.

Why not enjoy that achievement in private?

Most people eventually become more private after experiencing the negative effects of social media. I see many fewer social media posts from my forty-something friends than I saw from the same friends when we were in our twenties.

Cute little kids turn into teens who don’t want to be posted in their mom’s instagram. People go through divorce or start to gain weight.

[Anonymous]

They are demonstrating their value.

[Anonymous]

I don’t

[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.

Women are competitive with other women.

Men tend to be more secure and private about their dating life.

The old saying, "Men only talk about their conquests, never their wife/gf, to other men." and it's true.