{"id":41144,"date":"2025-11-09T00:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=41144"},"modified":"2025-11-09T00:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T00:49:08","slug":"c93x1q5395doat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/09\/c93x1q5395doat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Why women are hiding their boyfriends on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/36f1\/live\/1b4bed90-b992-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Tawana Musvaburi A woman wearing a white top and has her hair down is sat enjoying a glass of Prosecco. She is clinking her glass with a mysterious male looking hand sat to the other side of her. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Tawana Musvaburi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">There are often signs her partner exists &#8211; like his hand in the corner of this photo &#8211; but Tawana never posts her boyfriend&#8217;s face on her socials<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Tawana Musvaburi&#8217;s 33,000 Instagram followers may feel like they know all about her life &#8211; but most don&#8217;t know what her partner looks like. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">There might be subtle signs she has a boyfriend, like the back of a head, or two clinking wine glasses at dinner, but the 24-year-old says she has no intention of posting his face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;m just girl-coded,&#8221; Tawana says. &#8220;As a woman, you want to come across strong, like, &#8216;I&#8217;ve got my stuff together&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The influencer has curated a brand that doesn&#8217;t include a boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You don&#8217;t want any part to feel like it&#8217;s been helped by a man. It brings me more pleasure to say, &#8216;I did this myself&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And her stance isn&#8217;t changing any time soon &#8211; even if she and her boyfriend take things to the next stage she says, &#8220;a ring&#8217;s still not enough for me to post my relationship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_608_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7f60\/live\/a086bfa0-b990-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_608_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tawana Musvaburi A woman is sat on a sofa in a white bath robe, having a cup of tea whilst wearing a face mask and reading the newspaper. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Tawana Musvaburi<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Tawana works full-time as an influencer <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\"><i id=\"that\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">That<\/i> Vogue article<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Tawana is one of many women reluctant to hard-launch their relationship online and social media users are picking up on it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">So much so that last month, British Vogue published an article titled Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?, which inspired TikTok and Instagram posts asking the same question. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In the viral article, writer Chante Joseph suggests there has been a shift in how heterosexual women present their relationships online, writing that women want to reap the &#8220;social benefits&#8221; of having a partner, without appearing &#8220;boyfriend-obsessed&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Posting your partner frequently can come across as &#8220;cringe&#8221; and &#8220;culturally loser-ish&#8221;, Joseph writes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">On a more serious note, she says having a boyfriend is no longer &#8220;considered an achievement&#8221;, and isn&#8217;t seen to make you any more &#8211; or less &#8211; of a woman in the way it might once have done. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She believes women are hesitating to post their partners because of the &#8220;patriarchy we live under, and how oppressive it is to women&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;A lot of women have been saying, it&#8217;s cool to have a fiance. It&#8217;s cool to have a husband,&#8221; Joseph told BBC Radio 4&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Hour on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not. We need to re-evaluate our relationship with men in this political climate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\">&#8216;1,000 people unfollowed me&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_274_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/8c1c\/live\/e7ab23e0-b98f-11f0-b457-4fe6c8d00802.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_274_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Stephanie Yeboah A woman wearing her natural afro hair is smiling at the camera. She's sitting on a yellow corner armchair, slightly leaned forward. She is wearing funky 70s inspired tinted glasses, a red top, and denim trousers with lots of little animals and fruits on!\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Stephanie Yeboah<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Yeboah received a &#8220;plethora of DMs&#8221; when she first posted her boyfriend<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Stephanie Yeboah, a content creator and author from South London, told British Vogue she regretted posting her boyfriend on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She tells BBC News she received a &#8220;plethora of DMs&#8221; from people telling her they&#8217;d unfollowed her because they could no longer relate to her content once she had a boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;That day I think about 1,000 people unfollowed me,&#8221; Yeboah recalls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But she says she understands why people can find boyfriend-related content too much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;A lot of relationship content is corny &#8211; I think people kind of just cringe now when they see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_540_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7259\/live\/19b04a60-bb10-11f0-bede-791747fdab4b.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_540_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dr Gillian Brooks A woman with brown hair and a bold red lip is smiling at the camera. There is a typical London background blurred out behind her with a red telephone box, trees, and a concrete building.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Dr Gillian Brooks<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Dr Brooks says influencers sell a &#8220;distinct aesthetic&#8221; to their audiences<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">For people who make money from social media, not posting a new partner may be a question of consistency, says Dr Gillian Brooks, associate professor of influencer and social media marketing at King&#8217;s College London. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;They&#8217;re selling a distinct aesthetic, a distinct taste,&#8221; Dr Brooks explains. &#8220;They&#8217;re catering to a very devoted and distinct audience, so if they go off brand they confuse their audience base, and people will just leave them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\">&#8216;I don&#8217;t want to come across as reliant&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But it&#8217;s not just influencers who don&#8217;t want to post their boyfriends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Milly is engaged to her partner of nearly five years, but the 25-year-old says she is hesitant to post her fiance on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to come across as reliant on my partner, or that our relationship is my entire personality,&#8221; she explains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Social media creates a very narrow image of a person,&#8221; she adds. &#8220;When it&#8217;s just pictures and stories of me and my partner, it creates an image of a little bit of obsession.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\">&#8216;Relationships should be more private&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Charlotte has been with her partner for two years. The 20-year-old says she chooses to not post her boyfriend on social media for a few reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">On an aesthetic level, she says they don&#8217;t have many pictures together she would &#8220;consider Instagrammable&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But beyond this, she believes a relationship should be &#8220;more private than friendship&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She continues: &#8220;I also feel like if I posted [my relationship], it would be to say, &#8216;Look at me and my perfect relationship&#8217;, which, unfortunately, isn&#8217;t the case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Athera, not her real name, also prefers privacy. The 21-year-old says a lot of her friends are the same and reference the &#8220;evil eye&#8221; as a reason for not posting their partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Evil eye&#8221; is a supernatural belief in a curse transmitted through a malicious glare, usually one inspired by envy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t post him to prevent someone accidentally putting their jealousy, even if it&#8217;s unintentional and subconscious, as evil eye onto my relationship,&#8221; says Athera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\">Anxiety behind posting <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-unveils-deals-to-lower-weight-loss-drug-prices.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_597_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1f62\/live\/4f0e0330-ba4a-11f0-aac3-4f1fdbb3aa71.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762649347_597_Why-women-are-hiding-their-boyfriends-on-social-media.webp.webp?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dr Gillian Brooks A woman is smiling at the camera, wearing subtle makeup. She has short blonde  hair and is wearing a black blazer with a detailed gold necklace. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Dr Gillian Brooks<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Dr Seidman says people are realising social media is &#8220;eternal&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Dr Gwendolyn Seidman, a social psychologist at Michigan State University, studies how people communicate online &#8211; with a particular focus on romantic relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Sharing such a personal part of your life online can sometimes come with anxiety &#8211; something Seidman believes is down to a fear of online permanency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;People are not posting as much stuff online 1762649347,&#8221; Dr Seidman observes, &#8220;and part of it is that people sort of realise that this stuff is eternal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You can&#8217;t really get rid of it and so you want to be a little bit more careful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#women #hiding #boyfriends #social #media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tawana Musvaburi There are often signs her partner exists &#8211; like his hand in the corner of this photo &#8211;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41146,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41144\/revisions\/41146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}