SAVAGE LOVE: The Boyfriend Experience
Briefly

After a trip abroad, the author’s boyfriend disclosed that he created a Bumble profile out of curiosity and showed her the non-flirtatious chats. Though he emphasized his lack of intent to meet anyone, the author found herself uneasy with this revelation. Despite his honesty and years of faithful relationship, she questions if he might have unmasked with more serious connections later, specifically after learning about Bumble’s chat deletion feature. This situation leads her to reflect on the potential influence of TikTok opinions regarding trust and relationship dynamics, highlighting her struggle between intuition and external judgment.
You’re struggling to take your boyfriend's word at face value - the boyfriend who's never given you reason to suspect he's been unfaithful... but you’re ready to take the word of strangers on TikTok at face value?
Read at Portland Mercury
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