How important do you think privacy is in a relationship?

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bubbles328 · Accepted Answer

Very. My most recent ex would attempt to constantly post cutesy couple stuff all the time and he’d get pissed off I didn’t do the same. Truth was we weren’t a cutesy couple. He was lazy and immature and annoyed me 90% of the time. All the pic he posted were annoying times when I get a camera waggled in my face! I have SM but rarely use it or post. That’s just me! I post things about my kids for family members that don’t see them often or live in different countries and that is it. Never pics with my friends or boyfriends etc. It’s just how I do it. But he had to post everything and it was all lopsided. He cooked dinner twice for me both times it went up on SM. I used to teach chefs when I cook it tends to look pretty good but not once did he post my food pics. He bought me a present the world would need to know it from his profile and he was pissed off I didn’t post about it! I did something for him who need know about that? Let’s not bother posting it! His SM was a projection “look what a great guy I am”. You’re posting you need to prove something

Lost_Spark · Accepted Answer

Social media is a cancer! So many people live their lives staring at their phones, they simply have to check Facebook for that next update...

Maybe the world doesn't want to know what you are for breakfast, or what happened between person A and person B.

I have been off Facebook since November 2018, never gone back to it and I feel my life is better for it. My insta, twitter, all gone!

Tunasub · Accepted Answer

The way things are today.. privacy is paramoint. Look... I do not care how folks handle thier shit... but this is my opinion. If you are in a relationship both man and woman I'm speaking to here... Your social media friends can not fix your personal relationship problems. You need to keep that behind closed doors. What's said at home or whoever's home it's said in that's where it should stay. The moment you open it up and start writing that post it's the first step towards failure in the relationship. Get right with each other together not on social media. Most of those friends want your relationship to fail anyway and half of them you don't even know like that🤷🏾‍♂️💯

Drops the mic, walks off stage. ✌🏾

ButtaGrey · Accepted Answer

Privacy is of the uttermost importance when it comes to both, navigating and sustaining a healthy and successful relationship. Too often, bonds of trust are broken and violated over unwarranted entitlement. There are things that a so called best friend shouldn’t know.
Intimacy secrets and bedroom admissions should stay in that bedroom, between you and
your partner or significant other. Both men and women make these costly mistakes of
running off at the mouth about intimate details, then when things go wrong or doorways
to forbidden things open, we look to blame others for our relationship fails.

Trust, things will either succeed or fail without you gaining TMZ lips.

Brainsbeforebeauty · Answer

As far as keeping what goes on in your relationship, I agree keep it 💯 private. But if it's privacy (secrets) within the relationship... There should be no secrets because your partner should be the one person you can share your secrets with and the one person you know you can trust/share your secrets with.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

The most intimate aspects of a relationship should be strictly private and never shared with anyone else. That is one of the ways to make it always feel special.

Desconhecida · Answer

VERY important! Not only for physical intimacy but for a heart to heart talk, building a good foundation for the relationship...

admles · Answer

Very, to me.

It's important to have a place that's just yours, just you, in your relationship, and retain that sense of identity, which is why I never share passwords or let anyone else read my messages.

Plus, I believe relationships and social media should be kept separate. The people in your life who matter will know you're in a relationship, you don't need to tell everyone on FB about it.

Plus, people who boast about their relationship on social media tend to not be as happy as they let on.

legalboxers · Answer

I wholeheartedly agree. but someone I am seeing believes the opposite. Everything should be on blast. How many times we boinked, we got engaged, where we went to dinner, who we ate with. WHYYYYY Why does facebook need to know everything! Does facebook gotta know when you took a dump?

Felicityoyo · Answer

Personally, there's nothing I feel I would need to keep from my partner. To me, your significant other should be the one person you can tell anything to. I wouldn't mind if they went through my phone or email because there's nothing to hide. I dont give them a reason to feel I'm hiding anything.

BeingAnzalKhan · Answer

There are two logic into this at the same time.
If everything is fine and if the couple is happy together then either or neither of the partner if doesn't mention then its not an issue.
But if there is any misunderstanding or anything that puts any of the partner o question then this becomes a point of question to either of them.
So, it is necessary and it is unnecessary only if everything is fine

TJFreshman22 · Answer

Fairly important. It makes it a lot hotter when you two have both done something (or done it somewhere in a certain room) and it stays as a sexual secret you can wink and laugh at when friends or family are over.

Unless you like showing off - on vacations when you won't see anyone around and won't have your reputation on the line if an audience of a couple people spy in through an open window can be really exhilarating too.

Koki11 · Answer

Very I wouldn't post by bae unless we're married and I would like to keep him private. I'm private in general I've never posted any of the guys I've dated on WhatsApp and it won't happen I don't want to tempt all the haters that would be tempted to ruin what they would believe is perfect. Coz when you post how good your relationship is you invite people to show you how it's not real

Reaperbot666 · Answer

if people invest more time in the internet, social media, phone, tablet, game console, computer, etc.

then they do in their spouse or family. there becomes a good chance their spouse or family. might get annoyed by this and/or just leave them for good.

trick is to find a healthy balance.

loveslongnails · Answer

Everyone needs a certain amount of privacy, no matter what the relationship. One of the biggest mistakes couples make are thinking they have a right to know "absolutely everything" about their partner. You don't have that right, unless it's given to you.

glock33sig357 · Answer

Yes! Sometimes sharing too much to the wrong person causes problems, and if you have a self-esteem problem you don't need to know about my past relationships; and you shouldn't go looking for things that you would regret knowing once get to know of it.

Lliam · Answer

I don't talk about my relationships on social media. I don't know why someone would. What my partner and I do is between us. I have no need or desire to share with the world.

nonratracereality · Answer

Life is important along with other factors including attributes of the relationship if were on the same page then its automatic I respect you so you can be you to me and I do the same in return. Reality. Easy to say hard to do.

Lonely-bixch · Answer

I truly believe the more you see about someone's relationship on Facebook the worse it is. It seems like they are trying to convince themselves that they are actually in a good relationship or that they care for this person.

angeliquedevereux2 · Answer

I have rules when dating, don't look through my phone and let me hang out with my friends when i want. Wanting privacy doesn't mean you're hiding something. We all need personal space

olderirishguy · Answer

Depends what you mean. But generally yes it is important. Could be a past issue you want kept there... in the past if it has no relevance on current situation

A_Bell · Answer

Very important. Everyone needs something that is exclusively theirs. It doesn't mean keeping harmful secrets, it means having space to be alone sometimes.

_no_one_ · Answer

I think it would be enough to tell everyone that u r in relationship rather than posting cringy stuff daily along with u partner coz nobody really gives a fuck about what u n ur partner are doing daily lol. So privacy is important but not too much.

Christine726 · Answer

Relationships between two people should be kept private you don't need to tell this through social media if you want to love someone do it in your bedroom but don't do it on social media

I-C3_ME · Answer

I think it's very important in a relationship, now u should try to be open with your partner but it should be your choice that let's them know what's up, not someone else's

DizzyDesii · Answer

It mattered more in HS when i wanted to live up to a certain expectation/reputation. Now im more open to the public

Oystermudd · Answer

It's right at the top beside honesty, loyalty and commitment.

Thatsamazing · Answer

Quite. People shouldn't be obsessing about getting in their partner's business all the time. People need time away from each other.

EmbraceThePain · Answer

Very important when it comes to certain issues I’m sure

Dutchgirl97 · Answer

Depends. Snooping isn't good but demanding a lot of privacy seems sketchy

Hollywoodundead677 · Answer

Not important  You shouldn’t be keeping secrets from your partner when you’re with them in a relationship to begin with

spartan55 · Answer

Seriously, someone tell me what the upside is for posting ANYTHING personal on social media...

gaygod_19 · Answer

It’s nobody’s business but if u wanna post it on social media then it’s fine tbh

cast277 · Answer

It depends on what you mean. Do I think you need to let your partner go through your phone? No but I dont think yo should hide it from them either.

Browneye57 · Answer

Social media is all fake - the narcissists playground. All you see is LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!

justcurious2019 · Answer

It is 100% vital we all need privacy anyone who post things about their relationship online is just stupid and u can't fix stupid

Tonita91996 · Answer

I dont think a person should put their partner on social media at the early stages of dating. Because it may not hit off and people will think that you are crazy.

White_pearl · Answer

Couples I know so far are not secret lovers, they openly do everything in public, people knew about their vulgarity but never minded about loving lose.

NerdInDenial · Answer

Having boundaries in a relationship is a good thing.

Uptowngirl88 · Answer

You don't have too but... some people are so happy they feel the need to share with the world. Everyone expresses there happiness differently.

CikaZivan · Answer

Not important. Relationship with no secrets is healthiest relationship.

JosephJoestar60 · Answer

Very. If you want to be happy with someone, you want to have conversations with that someone you want to be happy with not everyone else

Guardian45 · Answer

Well, I'm an introvert and an only, so I would rate the need for privacy in a relationship as very high!

8lutty · Answer

it is important to make every matter worse. and seriously i so fuking hate those privacy zealot when it is in relationship "u look at my phone? i gonna break up with u blahblah"

jhnny1331 · Answer

Among whom? Private from others or from each other?

redvelvetcx · Answer

Very important which is something most people don’t understand.

Dinosaursandanime65 · Answer

It is important but having too much can be a little suspicious.

Gregorysub · Answer

I don't think one needs a whole lot of it but some is good

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Very important. People don't need to know your business.

OpenNudist · Answer

Each Individually Selects their own Personal Privacy

whateverRS · Answer

Very. Overall it should be about the 2 of you being together.

joko0987 · Answer

very important.  in addition to a shared room, you must also have your own space

TommyLeesGal · Answer

Very important. As the pic says, you shouldn’t need to prove how happy you are

Cryptic-Game · Answer

It is vital. We all need some privacy. Without it, people will expect to know too much about us.

featureSwag · Answer

Too much. Coz there will always be some people who will try to ruin it.

Tj2365 · Answer

Very important its between 2 people not the whole world

sensible27 · Answer

Depends on who what but sometimes maybe very.

LiamSawyer · Answer

I think it's very important.

Massageman · Answer

I agree with the sign.

chriscdi · Answer

pretty important, why?

crazy8000 · Answer

Spot on with that sign

Fuentes · Answer

Yeah lets keep our realtionship on the low girl

Anonymous · Answer

Privacy is very important and so is trust!

sayang · Answer

Not important I think

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