5 Red Flags About the Photos Your Partner Posts

Social media has transformed relationships, but not all behavior is good. Look for red flags in your partner's posts

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Partner's social media and texting habits reveal emotions, priorities, and personality traits. Can uncover potential issues in relationship.

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Excessive suggestive selfies

Partner's sudden influx of revealing photos could signal poor boundaries and desire for attention. Communicate feelings and set mutual boundaries.

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Therapists recommend talking to a partner who is active on social media but doesn't include you in their posts as it may suggest infidelity.

Not posting about you at all

Inconsistent social media behavior by a partner may indicate discomfort with public perception of the relationship or a desire to maintain a certain image.

Not posting about you at all

Excessive and perfect social media posts about your relationship may indicate a need for approval and avoidance of real-life intimacy, experts say.

Over-posting about your relationship

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Over-posting about your relationship

Address your partner's constant sharing of your relationship on social media; discuss boundaries and ask why they feel the need to share everything.

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Repeated photos with an unknown person

Sudden influx of selfies with a new colleague could signal emotional investment in someone else, but avoid jumping to conclusions. Talk openly.

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Photos that contradict your shared reality

Partner's misleading social media posts a red flag, says Wasser. Exaggerated photos hint at a need to maintain an image, regardless of reality.

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Filters/editing are common, but unrealistic photos may indicate insecurities/lack of authenticity in real-life relationships - Lawless.

Photos that contradict your shared reality