Note: Some quotes used in this article contain some minor expletive language that has been edited out.
Everyone with a Facebook account has undoubtedly been tagged in a Facebook post. Whether it was a personal post or something fun, inspiring or remarkable that has hit the timeline of one your friends: we’ve all been there.
The Australian blogger Brad Kearns is also known as “DadMum,” and was almost driven crazy by the dozens of posts that his wife seemingly randomly tagged him in. His significant other included his name is dozens of posts that he simply wasn’t really interested in. The father of two regularly writes blog posts about his two children and his lovely family and wanted to share his thoughts on tagging things on Facebook.
“Every day she tags me in stuff on Facebook. Every day. Like several times a day. As if she bounces around the internet just looking for random s*** to let me know it’s out there.”
“I used to find it annoying. I didn’t really know why half of it was relevant.”
But then Brad realized that he wasn’t giving it much thought. He suddenly realized that his wife was tagging him into all sorts of different posts because it might’ve mattered to her, to him or to their relationship.
“But over time I’ve learned that she tags me in s*** because it’s either funny, insightful or relevant to us and our relationship,” Brad revealed. “Sometimes it helps her tell me something because it’s so relevant and she couldn’t have said it better herself.”
Many people will agree that in a relationship, communication is key. And nowadays we live in a world where abbreviations, social media and emoji’s make up for a lot of that communication. Tagging is just another form of communicating with each other.
“Read the post. (…) If she tagged you in it, she wants you to look at it. If you were at the park and she said “hey look at that” would you ignore it? Would you make a snide remark about how much effort it will take you to see it? I think not.”
Brad certainly does bring up a lot of valid points. You might think of the tags as an annoyance, but you can’t forget that the people who tagged you in those wanted you to see it.
Plus, it only literally just takes a couple of seconds to view it and it gives both of you something to talk about, especially if it’s your significant other. In a way, it can make social media a lot more social.
“Show her you love her. Let her know you care. Read the (…) post!”
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Here is the full text of the post (edited for expletives)
“Every day she tags me in stuff on Facebook. Every day. Like several times a day. As if she bounces around the internet just looking for random shit to let me know is out there. Memes, events, stories etc.
I used to find it annoying. I didn’t really know why half of it was relevant.
But over time I’ve learned that she tags me in s*** because it’s either funny, insightful or relevant to us and our relationship. Sometimes it helps her tell me something because it’s so relevant and she couldn’t have said it better herself. I try to make a point of acknowledging it. It doesn’t take any effort at all.
To be honest it helps me gauge where she’s at and what she’s looking at online. Sometimes it forms the basis of our conversations when I get home. So often I come home to a “Did you see that thing I tagged you in?” As silly as it sounds it helps us communicate.
Women tag men in basically everything I ever post. I always see the same reply of “I ain’t reading that” or “too long”…. that’s it….
The conversation goes no further. Whatever message she was trying to send him was rejected because of sheer arrogance and inability to take a few f**** seconds to read something that was probably important to how she was feeling.
Read the post. Just f*** read it. If she tagged you in it, she wants you to look at it. If you were at the park and she said “hey look at that” would you ignore it? Would you make a snide remark about how much effort it will take you to see it? I think not.
Show her you love her. Let her know you care. Read the f*** post!
