Many people have a habit of sharing every small detail of their lives on social media.
It seems social media has become an integral part of our daily life and we can’t go a day without it. A mother and singer Stacey Solomon’s boyfriend, actor Joe Swash, jokingly said that Instagram is the “third person” in their relationship.
Stacey has 2.9million followers on Instagram and she regularly shares her daily life on the platform including going out on a date with Joe or days out with their kids. Joe said: “Instagram gets to spend more time with her than I do.”
The couple made their first public appearance together in March 2016 at a gala screening of Game of Thrones. By August 2016, Stacey already seemed serious about the relationship as she revealed on Loose Women that she and Joe had already discussed having children together.
But Stacey is not the only person who is addicted to Instagram as one man named Ben Georgiou said that his partner Charlotte Goodbourn shares every phase of their relationship online on her Instagram @Lifewiththegeorgious.
Ben, 24, says: “Charlotte spends way too much time on Instagram, which leaves me feeling like I am competing for attention.
“From the minute she wakes up to the minute she goes to sleep, Instagram is always there in the background.”
But hairdresser and mom Charlotte, 23, from Sutton, South London, says: “I don’t see anything wrong with sharing so much of my relationship.
“I admit I do sometimes neglect Ben in favor of posting on Instagram, but it doesn’t mean I love him any less.”
The couple first met at school when social media was not a part of their lives but things changed with time. Charlotte says: “I started off using Instagram for posting pictures with my friends, but when we moved in together in 2016 I started Instagramming a lot more.’’
“I started taking pictures of our meals out and my date night outfits. Ben made jokes about it but I didn’t mind.”
In 2018, Charlotte fell pregnant with her daughter Olivia and her love for social media developed more.
She says: “I shared every aspect of my pregnancy from the first scan. Ben said it should just be for us, but I loved people’s comments and questions. Once Olivia arrived, I shared our sleepless nights, my baby’s outfits, and our rare nights out as a couple.”
“I gained lots of mom followers. Being at home with a baby is lonely at times and knowing other people think I’m doing a good job is lovely.”
But sometimes social media affect you mentally as there are some people who don’t even think twice before making nasty comments on your post.
Charlotte is expecting the couple’s second child in April, says: “People will always find something nasty to say and everyone has an opinion on your parenting.
“I got flak for a front-facing car seat from some people and my daughter occasionally uses a dummy and people criticize that.
“I read the comments and try only to be positive when I see negative stuff. I’m always thinking of what my next post could be. I can’t imagine sitting all evening in front of the TV without sharing what we’re watching.”
Ben says: “If we plan a day out to a museum or something, it will take us three hours to get round rather than one because we’re constantly stopping to have pictures and ‘find the perfect light’.
“I feel like she misses out on things because she’s on her phone rather than being in the moment.”
Charlotte says: “There have been times when Ben has taken my phone and hidden it away for hours. Other times he’ll just snap at me. “He hates the fact that I spend hours ‘oversharing’ as he puts it. I schedule what I want on my Instagram every day.
“I wake up, get Olivia dressed and take pictures of what we’re having for breakfast. When Ben says he has plans with the lads I check my Instagram shoot diary to see if I have plans to take family photos that night and if I do, he has to cancel.”
Ben says: “I know it’s given Charlotte confidence but I think she’s addicted. “Quite often my friends know more about what she is doing or feeling than I do. It impacts our sex life too because she’s always on her phone in bed or falling asleep on the sofa.”
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