Feeling bothered about my bf following women on Instagram
I never used to feel this way. Our dynamic changed over time as we started seeing each other. A couple weeks ago I logged into my old account (I gave to my bf) only to see something that absolutely broke my heart. Saw it right in the morning before I headed off to the gym, sent him how I felt and told him I couldn't put myself in the position any longer to be with someone who would make me feel worthless and absolute shit.
After I settled down I heard him out in a call, but I let him know exactly how his actions made me feel. Before he met me, he had a very particular lifestyle. Constantly talking to different women for the intention of hooking up. And I was ok at first because we weren't in an exclusive dynamic at all. I laid everything on the table and said I couldn't just out myself through anxiety and constant stress every week when im not with him. When I told him I wanted to break up he made his intentions clear that all the other women are irrelevant, that im the one he wants forever. He said so many things and was so serious about it all he took the day off work to spend time with me and talk things through.
Eventually we both decided to delete that dating app profile and cleaned out his Instagram of women who followed him aswell as those he followed (they were through Tinder/Bumble). He had so many...and I made sure to go through so we didn't have to do it again.
My main reasoning for removing it all, was because he's the only person following me on Insta and vice versa. So I get drip fed suggestions for people he follows as well as content. I told him I dont want constant reminders of the past when all I want to do is look up health and fitness reels or check out peptide information.
I know this is nothing. Its not. I keep telling myself that. But I remember the follower count. I see it go up and then I check. And there's a woman. Its happened before and tonight its happened AGAIN. Maybe its nothing but he knows what kind of place im in after expressing how I felt. It feels shitty that possibly hes chatting these women up. Im just sick and tired of going through a reward system. It feels great when we spend the weekend together only to feel like shit the moment I get home. Then the reassurance and the love bombing. I dont know if I can handle it anymore. Next time I'm putting my foot down on this. It feels like a horrible cycle.
Posted Mar 8, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC