Is Social Media Affecting the Success Rate of Marriages?

Taken from JRE MMA Show #147 w/Sean O'Malley & Tim Welch:
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[@eagle7619]

It’s not just marriages that it’s ruining. It’s absolutely everything

[@user-wk2di4lo2t]

Yes. it where we are at right now in the world. All messed up without a hope

[@eagle7619]

@@user-wk2di4lo2t stay well brother

[@jabronisauce6833]

Don’t blame social media solely this has been happening for decades.

[@hussle2654]

Social media ruined gyms

[@Earl_E_Burd]

It just shined a light on humans.

[@patrickmagnant5250]

Social media is one of the most influential variables that have caused destruction of the modern day monogamous relationship

[@azurebadger]

Lol yeah. Blame social media. I question the ability of joe and anyone here to get to the bottom of this one. Be a better person. You’ve neglected personal responsibility. Externalize it all you want

[@TheWildTrove]

Let's be honest not just romantic...it's ruined how most socialize period. Rarely people take part in their own community anymore

[@6laka.]

its actually because people dont believe in god but get programmed

[@liamseekins9488]

It also comes from the people that don't know how to moderate themselves and they typically don't keep their own mental health in check in general.

[@diversefloater8768]

​@@azurebadgerNaw, it's ruined relationships for sure.

[@Slim-MMA]

Social media has single-handedly destroyed the dating world. Women’s egos and standards have sky rocketed, while men have become more lonely and desperate than ever. It’s a vicious cycle.

[@Jackholiday1025]

“Woman’s egos and standards sky rocketing “ is an incel myth. Don’t let social media hysterical rot your Brain. Most men and women’s standards are totally fine. It’s lame when both men and women want to generalize and demonize the other gender. This small minority of both men and women who want to promote gender wars are pathetic. Honestly I would say the bar has been lowered for men. There’s never been a better time to be a fat man, to not be a masculine men, to be a wimp. Women are more accepting of these men now than they were back in the day. Also plenty of women date men who make less than them these days. When it comes down it men’s loneliness is on them. You can be ugly, weird, awkward, broke, a scumbag, gross because for every kind of guy there are women down for them , there are female versions of them. It’s numbers game and obviously it’s easier for some but anyone will find some success if they play it. We can always improve ourselves but The main thing about guys who get a lot of dates and get laid a lot isn’t good looks, money or charms, now all of those things matter and the more you have the better but the main thing is those guys just pursue women more. They got out and talk to/ ask out way more women without fear of rejection and typically without being so picky. A guy who gets laid a lot is not necessarily a more attractive man than the guy who doesn’t because people’s sex drives and personal belief differ and of course the quality and ease of women differs immensely. I’m far more impressed with a guy who gets one beautiful classy smart woman than I am a guy who fucks 100 ugly chicks, whores, prostiutree, junkies. To end this comment I’ll say that just as women need sisterhood men need brotherhood. I think it’s important for men to have other men to bond with and confide in. It’s not ideal to be able to just rely on your romantic partner for emotional support.

[@LDT7Y]

Women are just dating for attraction now rather than survival. Men have been able to do that for millennia. Now women can earn their own money, they want to be with men they actually like. But women have historically had to put a lot of effort into their looks because they had to. Men are still catching up with that. So the market is skewed. There are less attractive men that women want to be with, but they no longer need to settle for the unattractive men as they can survive alone. So they stay single and the less attractive men wonder why it’s more difficult to find anyone now. Men are just experiencing what unattractive/old women have experienced historically.

[@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmma]

Small 5-10% of guys getting 80% of the women

[@CantTellYou]

Rogan says wives showing skin on Instagram leads to divorce... sounds to me like social media just amplified how insecure men are 😂 even if they’re already married to her

[@crazypato3752]

​@@CantTellYouthey shouldn't be showing skin tbw. That's why Muslim couples don't get Divorced

[@purple9533]

Social media is sick. The singer pink said that her daughter wasn’t allowed a phone because she didn’t want her on social media. She stated to her daughter : show me why social media is good, until then , you can’t have a phone. “ Wonderful parenting !

[@darthcaul9447]

Social media made society worse, change my mind.

[@calebsweet4906]

Just accelerated the chaos

[@prkremer]

Lack of God is what’s changing society.

[@codylawler2652]

Nah. People were hanging mfs because some sluts said they were witches back then, its never changed always just shit.

[@thanos43infinity]

@@prkremer Yes but its still through Social media. Pushing the agenda of a Godless society to create the idea of having no sense of faith or belonging anymore. Why do you think there has suddenly been such a rapid rise of Atheism and Satanism? Its all by design and its being pushed through Social media and other channels.

[@dingbatjack1234]

Wow what an INCREDIBLE observation!!!

[@DrewsThoughts]

As a single guy myself I've never had this much trouble dating. Social media has ruined dating culture. Women now have unlimited options with online dating. So if they see one thing they don't like they think they deserve better so they'll move on without any care in the world.

[@lee-daniels]

There are more options than celebrity worshippers and social media skanks.

[@GSP-76]

It was always like that for women... online dating has just made it worse...but it also shows you who they are before you commit.

[@torferguson3866]

I've spent hundreds of hours sending endless messages on dating apps and I could count the dates on ONE hand. AND the gals I met in person didn't even seem to be that attracted to me. I'm surprised the news and or media hasn't explored this story.

[@DrewsThoughts]

@@GSP-76 it's never been like it is now. A hot girl in Des Moines Iowa had her dating pool of her town and maybe another town over. Now that same hot girl has men hitting her up 500 miles away offering to fly her out or come see her. So she drops the local guy that probably would have made her happy.

[@DrewsThoughts]

@@torferguson3866 Women don't care they'll continue treating men like trash. They are just living in the benefits that they get. An overweight woman with 50+ body count, with three kids thinks she's a 10 because she gets 100 matches on Bumble. It's over-inflated egos.

[@josepharmani5827]

My wife stopped using Social medias like Twitter, Instagram and Fb when we started dating and right after our marriage I followed her and neither of us asked each other to do any of that. We've been married for almost 10 years now and we couldn't be happier. Im no expert in marriage or relationship but I know that I'm in a happy relationship so imo the most important thing in any marriage is RESPECT, and when you have respect for your partner then you'd never lie, cheat, manipulate or abandon them. P.s ofcourse we both use KZbin 😁

[@jin6000]

Mad respect. It’s also actually so comforting to hear that even a SINGLE couple exists out in the world that would be willing to do this. I dream of meeting a girl like that.

[@jonathandoe69]

why did you follow her after you got married?

[@jin6000]

@@jonathandoe69 I think he meant; follow her example by getting rid of social media on his phone.

[@asawarai]

I’ve never even had an instagram and neither has my wife. We pretty much only have Facebook with limited friends that are mostly just extended family or old friends of ours. We just celebrated 10 years married also. Doing great.

[@larrybrown8537]

Yeah I feel that when I got w my wife I stopped all the social media besides youtube and snapchat ( I fish alot and its way easier to communicate)

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

The girl I had the best relationship with was barely on social media.....Too bad I ruined it cause I was young and dumb. Now I'm f*cked and so are 90% of us to find love apparently

[@nyrva2876]

I feel you...

[@kaj7135]

Damn. A girl that doesn’t care about social media? That means she’s one of the 2% of women who aren’t self-absorbed narcissists.

[@ichiban6004]

Same man. Was scrolling ig thots, couldn’t stop watching prn when I knew she wasn’t cool with it. Bam finally she had enough and left. She was hot af and a genuine good girl a fkng unicorn. Not 1 chick comes even close to her. Wish I could re do it all

[@onethree123d]

Winners

[@dragonkingsports]

@@ichiban6004I have a similar story, but the girl in hindsight wasn’t that great, treated me great sometimes but horrible other times. But the thing is we just connected like I never had with anyone else. I screwed it up though, in a big way. I don’t blame her for leaving, what I did was fucked up. In a way it makes me sad I’ll never experience true love, but I have good friends and a decent family.

[@celestial2724]

We all gonna act like Sean and Tim aren’t cheating on their wives 😂

[@RanjakarPatel]

yes my dear. sean is number one liar. he put his mango chutney inside many samosa. shame four this man. he fourget vishnu teachings. he fourget martin luther king dream. this no kindness. this no convenience. my color good color. all color good color

[@MajorLH15]

Sean has gone on record many times and discussed his open relationship too.

[@ItsReplayBro]

Sean isn’t married but I feel bad for his kid tbh. I never had a dad but it would def mess me up if my father was running around with different women just because he pays for all our stuff.

[@6laka.]

@@MajorLH15 yeah thats not a flex brother

[@Rerollful]

@@6laka.yea it is most men wish they could be in an open marriage/relationship according to statistics, sadly most men don’t make enough money to do so. So yes it is a flex.

[@Jay-bf8yp]

Yes, women tend to look for better options and can passively "market" themselves on social media. They then mistake a thirsty dude's attention as serious and start thinking that the grass is greener.

[@yt_hatesfreespeech]

then they fly out to bang him for a weekend and return to you realizing they misjudged the guy and expect u to take them back, and if you dont they call u names and spread lies abt your character, even worse if you share a child with them your life is essentially destroyed.

[@katra777]

​@@guitarsoundsaroundif you think the shit is even between average men and average women, you got something to learn.

[@mikelike3877]

@@yt_hatesfreespeechhaha damn spot on. Gotta just be a stoic and go with the flow eff this garbage

[@guitarsoundsaround]

@@katra777 I have something to learn? do enlighten me katra … sounds like you know it all!

[@kaj7135]

@@guitarsoundsaroundYeah men cheat too because they got cheated on first. Lol stop being delusional. Women are the *actual* problem. Time for you to embrace reality.

[@lowbrowrodeo]

I quit social media a couple of years ago. It's doable. I can't imagine what it's like for teens growing up with this shit.

[@calvinm1866]

Agreed, it's toxic as hell.

[@vvn9020]

No joke I only had instagram due to business reasons I was running up clientele but the amount of time ppl spend there and the pointless shit they think about it ridiculous. Had to stop selling and I found no reason to have social media it just brought me leeches and bitches that are leeches I’m not even trying to sound rude it’s the truth. No down to earth souls

[@maxwinzar7928]

... KZbin is social media. Don't get caught up too much in your own bs.

[@TheSarah730]

💯

[@Christina-yd9fe]

My sister made a FB for me when I was nine. When Instagram came out, I hopped on that shit and truly felt validated because nearly a hundred of people would "like" my photos. That meant I had had value, or so I thought. I spent my adolescence curating this version of myself that wasn't even reflective. Now I am 26 and am 2 years free from Insta and FB. Feels great.

[@xMontorix]

When me & my girlfriend started dating I made it very clear that if we had an issue we we're going to bring up the issue no matter how big or small to one another and solve it together. What we WEREN'T going to do is run to the internet and get everyone else's input on OUR relationship.

[@virajpatel229]

That's the best decision if both the partners can actually follow it. Not only internet, but in my experience... the friends, the family (especially sorry to say but the moms). First try and solve it by yourselves, then BOTH of you decide if you need a third party.

[@xMontorix]

@@virajpatel229 ⬆️

[@dustinhodges9987]

I did the same. Been such a smart move for us

[@tomessmith911]

Some things can’t be talked out the longer your with someone the more u get to know them and that’s not always a good thing

[@sterlinf]

God bless you and your relationship.

[@BelleEFlopp-nk5xe]

My husband and I have been together 13 years and neither of us use any of those social media platforms. There isn’t enough time in a day to care about everyone’s fake life or attempt to impress anyone. I felt gross posting anything and then reading comments and feeling pressured to reply and continuing the endless boring cycle of shit I really don’t care about. I’d rather enjoy my husband and boys.

[@dewey5391]

Good for you and your family!

[@BRlGADE_KINGPIN]

Shoutout to you and your husband. Stay off of Social Media, shit is toxic.

[@naomimills7215]

Ive been married 12 yrs and im extremely happy with my husband. But they hit the nail on the head with 2 things. 1 being we don't engage with social media beyond communication with family and anything else we try to keep relatively anonymous. And 2 is we cant be lazy in our marriage. We both have to actively work to foster a partnership and teamwork that can weather through storms. Both my husband and I simply strive to be good, honest, hard working people. We dont complain about something unless we are ready to change something to make our situation better. I have 2 other happily married friends and we all unanimously agree that communication and constant work on your partnership will foster the best chance for success.

[@HH-gv8mx]

I wish I had gotten married 10 years ago instead of focusing on my career. Social media, and the 24 seven access the past has ruined man when it comes to dating.

[@andrewcruz1931]

Liar. Women are never satisfied and never happy .

[@madeleinegrayson8372]

​@@andrewcruz1931get therapy. Then maybe you will learn to make better choices and own your issues and mistakes.

[@TheFloridaVillagers420]

That and the fact that the man can be jabbed and lie and say he’s not. Spiked proteins is a big deal now.

[@jameshammond9821]

Loveo 2:52 and a loo

[@davidr1719]

The irony with talking about this with Sean O’Malley 😂😂

[@shredd5705]

Open relationship... what a creep

[@SamuelSmith-gs7rv]

Thing is that it’s not even an open relationship. He is allowed to do what he wants but he doesn’t allow his girl to do the same. That’s a controlling narcissist if I ever heard of one

[@davidr1719]

@@shredd5705 U calling me a creep?

[@shredd5705]

@@davidr1719 No? Sean O’Malley. I got 0 respect for people in so-called "open relationships". No matter what else they achieved in life, to me those people are trash

[@ultimateuygur4419]

Dude, honestly. That was weird… Would have been a better talking point if he was honest, instead of just agreeing with Joe.

[@redroversk]

over 80% of guys on dating apps get totally ignored too

[@drew8979]

I've been off social media for the last 5 years and yet people think I'm a weirdo for not having a social media presence. You need to have James Sexton on to talk about marriage.

[@t_papi]

Lol I feel you bro, they look at me like that too.

[@ishowspppd7494]

Agreed. When Facebook opened it required a .edu email address to sign up. It was meant for college students to meet and communicate with each other. When my parents signed up for Facebook I knew it was time to end all Social Media. That was years ago and never looked back.

[@sambrockgareth]

Yeah I’m weird too………… apparently

[@t_papi]

There’s no purpose for it other than business. Other than that it’s all for show/flex what you got. I don’t miss it 🙃

[@drew8979]

Yep, I was 19 when it was only available for college students and it's out of control now. Glad I cut it out of my life@@ishowspppd7494

[@XenobiologistB5]

Its so true! As a single guy, I used to think "oh maybe if I just go on enough dates, I'll find the right single woman to settle down and build a life with," but thats a fairytale. The only women who have wanted a connection are married women. Every time I go on an actual date, its just "do you meet my entire checklist, no wiggle room? No. Well, thanks for the free meal, buh bye!" But a married woman! They want to do kinky, horrible stuff behind closed doors for the thrill of it while not getting caught. Its been very confusing.

[@nyrva2876]

Men are the same, we just have access to more tools to meet more people more easily, we can go further than our close neighborhood. But nothing positive comes out of this interestingly enough in terms of people's relationships. We wanted more products, we became products. No wonder developped countries tend to want less children or none at all. Access to information tends to show the worst in humans' behavior. That doesn't help.

[@sean4060]

How many married women did you sleep with ? Be honest

[@williamslater-vf5ym]

My last "girlfriend" wasn't married, but she had a long term partner that she had three kids with. I couldn't handle the guilt.

[@kaj7135]

It’s not confusing at all once you embrace the fact that women are just naturally evil, horrible creatures with no care or respect for anyone but themselves.

[@benthomas6828]

When I was in my early 20’s, there was no end to women in their late 30’s and 40’s that were married but open to something on the side. Literally took like 30 min of texting before I was getting some photos or we were scheduling a meet up. In my 30’s now and feel a bit guilty about all those husbands they did that to. But major point is guys get all the bad reputation when women are really just as bad. They are just able to be far more selective. Overweight 45 year old chick can get plenty of fit dudes in their 20’s

[@rollabearing]

Suga has an open relationship with his wife. Not really the kind of guy to get marriage advice from 😂

[@goobah1389]

Ew he does?!

[@lukeneill1568]

@@goobah1389yeah but she can’t fuck others. Like she isn’t anyway lol

[@semyaza555]

@@goobah1389yep. That’s not his kid.

[@markjackson3531]

He has OBVIOUS mental problems. Like for one, he thinks he's Black for some reason.

[@juliaarambula3153]

Nope. He has that as long as I provide she will deal with my cheating BS. Pretty sick. Even worse to assume that good women want men to lead and be providers while he cheats on her.

[@ChelleSimon]

My husband and I gave up social media in 2018 because it was making us fight and it wasn’t worth it. Best decision ever.

[@Jakas-qt6hj]

Good on you both keep it that way 🎉

[@Acovado0222]

Good 👍

[@inquisitorfederov5470]

It's over. Just enjoy the ride and what's left. We aren't fixing this without a looooootttt of pain.

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

The ride is going too fast and I’m throwing up. There’s nothing left to enjoy.

[@firstlast8258]

Too late for that

[@markjackson3531]

I'm going full Negan/Mad max as soon as the power goes out!!

[@okaySam]

Joe has been out of the dating game for a loooooong time and it shows. It's not easier to find a humble / loyal / beautiful woman these days.

[@saulsilver5753]

Exactly. I don't think Joe realizes how many women use social media today as a way to market themselves for other men. The percentage of humble and loyal women today has dropped drastically.

[@LDT7Y]

And when men meet one, they reject her for the more ‘exciting’ gold-digger that they can spend the rest of their life arguing with while she blows through his money and cheats on him. Good girls are considered boring by most men in reality. Maybe once they are older and have had their life ruined a few times, then they decide they want a peaceful life with someone sane who actually lives them. But by that point they are the male equivalent of the woman who spent her best years riding the CC.

[@guitarsoundsaround]

As a woman - gentle reminder it works both ways. There’s plenty of male pigs, looking for a side hustle because they’re stuck with a pork chop at home. Obesity is the real pandemic. There are too many men that look like a salty bloated bitter potato 🥔

[@Jp-do9ny]

​@@guitarsoundsaroundBecause you're all fighting over the top 20% of men

[@okaySam]

@@guitarsoundsaround yes it works both ways, kinda. But men by nature are more visually stimulated and many women use social media as a passive marketing funnel to gain attention. Much harder for men, to follow this strategy. Sorry for your bad experience. Best solution would be not to use social media, when in a relationship, but we all know most people value their dopamine over their family.

[@Milestonemonger]

My husband and I have been married for 40 years. I do not have FB, Twitter, Instagram...or any social media app other than KZbin. Social media is nothing but trouble. Keep your life and mind simple and uncluttered.

[@BalkanManic]

Youre a quality women. They dont exist anymore

[@kaj7135]

@@BalkanManicThey only exist after they hit the wall. That’s when they start developing half decent personalities.

[@BalkanManic]

@@kaj7135 No because a quality woman is one who has made quality life choices. For example any woman who had a "hoe phase" where she had casual sex is no a quality woman even if he regrets it later when shes 30.

[@thehouseofVEGA]

Social media is ruining humanity

[@shredd5705]

AI will finish the job

[@alexb292]

I’d also say prn addiction is ridiculously prevalent and it’s more destructive than we can imagine. Men stay silent about these things but I’d say it’s very common and it puts men into a real dark place.

[@Im_telling_on_your_asses]

How so?

[@v1sudo]

What? Just stop watching porn bruh.

[@RT-qz5ci]

Can’t believe these guys are acting like what you said isn’t obvious. Porn is clearly addictive and destructive for men. Not to mention all the child porn and women who are forced to do it. Its an all around shady industry and needs to stop being encouraged.

[@v1sudo]

@@RT-qz5ci it's not addictive, you just have low testosterone and are weak minded, that's why you can't stop watching porn.

[@9770G]

Couldn’t agree more. Things that have RUINED traditional values in many people both men and women. Feminism, porn, and social media. For the most part the vast majority of men still play their traditional values, where as for women they are all over the place and don’t.

[@slingblade8963]

Forget marriage. Morals are out the window.

[@cbroo69]

Ahh, yes. I'm sure nobody ever cheated in relationships before social media

[@slingblade8963]

@cbroo69 no one insinuated that. It's the level of acceptance these days in comparison. What are your morals like?

[@CSgof___yourself]

Social media clean for 6 years. Changed my life forever

[@skeletor7708]

Pros and cons?

[@shredd5705]

@@skeletor7708 Pros: you don't meet amoral idiots, cons: you don't meet anyone

[@theculturewarrior]

It's exactly why my relationship just fell apart after 15 years. She won't stay off her f'n phone

[@brentf3895]

I’m only 22 rn so things could change but I really don’t think I’d ever get married. Definitely not without a prenup

[@jackhhun2698]

Dude I don't blame you growing up in the 90s everyone saw either their dad or someone they knew dad who did nothing wrong and did everything to simp for his wife get destroyed its worse today with all the Amber Herds out there no We cannot blame the younger generation. Misandry has exploded the Courts punish a man for doing nothing wrong and reward a woman for breaking a contract on a whim

[@Rerollful]

Better make enough money cuz prenups don’t apply if you’re broke lmao

[@KAT-dg6el]

Remember this comment if do you meet & want to marry someone that has a lot more money & assets than you.

[@Sandman2007]

If you have any worth, any drive for your career, not getting a prenup is career suicide.

[@Someguy8822]

I hope they go down the conspiracy hole in this episode of women not having kids anymore and depopulation. As Jordan Peterson has mentioned, women are spending their prime child bearing years paying for school then ending up working at a job they eventually want out of around 30 to start a family but want to marry up and if they couldn’t, their looks have already deteriorated enough to not be desirable to a lot of men. We might be in a vicious cycle doomed to fail.

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Can confirm, instagram is terrible. Its presented as an innocent online photo album when in reality its essentially perfect for affairs

[@theitaIianstallion]

How's it any different than Snapchat?

[@projext2380]

@@theitaIianstallion you can’t browse through dozens of random options on Snapchat + the temp upload

[@heraldgreenbanger5488]

@@theitaIianstallionit’s not. Snapchat was never mentioned though. What a weird comment.

[@Dukeofcrow]

My dude, if you got your stuff together, you have nothing to fear. I’m a short, middle age guy, barely middle class income, with a medium size sausage, and I don’t have any fear of my girl leaving me. If she does, I’ll find someone in a few weeks.

[@alexpereira6528]

@@Dukeofcrow That's the truth (although can't act like it wouldn't hurt, that would be sociopathic lol)

[@tennsquid9438]

worse thing i ever did, was stay for the kids. i had a gut feeling she was cheating on me, but ignored it. She went out of her way to try to destroy me as a person in my job, child protective services, and courts, i knew with a gut feeling she was pregnant with someone else still didnt say anything.. the system almost destroyed me as a person but finally she gave birth to someone else's kid. The system stfu. Stay Strong. Only Reason i dont have my kids is because my job requires me to be gone months of the year. I can and will take MY kids anytime though and no alimony.

[@sean4060]

Wow that’s rough

[@Jamie-yh5eu]

The world can be cruel. Stay strong man

[@kaj7135]

@@Jamie-yh5euIt’s only cruel to modern men. Modern women get a free pass for every scumbag thing they do.

[@joshuarghhh]

Hey man, can you elaborate, do you have to pay alimony until she’s pregnant with someone else’s child? What’s the protocol there?

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

@@joshuarghhhinfidelity = automatic disqualification from any right to alimony. But you have to be able to probe it with hard facts. Like her birthing a child that isn’t yours is as concrete as it gets

[@lg206]

I think dating apps have ruined relationships more than anything. People no longer feel the need to make it work with one person because they THINK they have lots of other options. Completely forgetting that dating apps only make money if you’re on the market, looking for partners constantly.

[@ll2323]

It’s no one genders fault though. Both have issues that continuously feed the negative cycle that is modern dating to each other.

[@user-rj7dj7bp2x]

​@@ll2323get out of here with your nuanced and balanced take lmao

[@chineduamonu9195]

This is a great take.

[@alvindevasconcelos8555]

I’ve been waiting for a conversation like this show up

[@rubenreyes4505]

I agree! Social media is tearing my marriage apart. All my wife likes to do!! When I say something about it to her. It leads to arguments. Tearing a lot of families apart. PUT THE PHONE DOWN!!

[@adamcraig1468]

Man that's awful. Feel for you. It has melted their brains

[@v1sudo]

That's because she doesn't love you

[@rubenreyes4505]

@@adamcraig1468 Thanks a lot. It is a huge problem nation wide for families.

[@RichSmithson]

Get out brother. Life is too short to have that anchored to you. Being lonely is better then living with a tyrant.

[@Kroitk]

I'll be straight up and not sugar-coat it. You picked a bad, low quality woman to be your wife. My long-term gf and soon to be fiance has NEVER had issue with social media (met in our early 20s and now we're 28). You ignored red flags early on, because I could tell my girl had strong willpower, intelligence, social awareness, and her priorities are in line with mine. She was NEVER one to flaunt her body on instagram, even though she is athletic and has a 10/10 body. She never posts thirst traps and generally doesn't post much on social media. Any arguments we had, are all tiny misunderstandings and NEVER devolve into calling each other names, hurtful things, or even yelling. We talk it out like adults and always reach a solution right away. Any misunderstanding we have, she always makes it a point that she wants to work it out because her main priority is not her, but US as a coupe and future marriage and family. Your wife is emotionally underdeveloped that she cannot have the self-awareness to understand she either has a social media addiction problem, and unstable enough to lead to arguments with you--her HUSBAND. The fact that she argues with you about it shows that she cares about herself more than about YOU TWO as a unit, and that's a form of disrespect to you. A woman only loves a man she respects. If she disrespects you, on a whim no less, then she doesn't have genuine love for you. Do with that information as you will.

[@thisnameinvolved]

Social media shows us how psychotic we all are and how we've always been. It shows us we prefer the lie, the flex in the rat race, the illusions. Social media shows us we arent what we keep saying we are.

[@Pandcakes936]

Social media shows how many people don't know how to control their emotions. When something horrible happens they don't ask, "What can we do to help?" they turn to anger, hate, and rage.

[@Theplaystands]

I think in modern times it's hard for women to find a husband but its also hard for average men to find a good woman. Hook up culture is dominating dating scene. Nobody can commit, everyone is afraid to be hurt, dudes are afraid to approach women in public. A lot women think they're 10s when they're really 5-6's. It's fucked on both sides

[@derekhollars8985]

The #MeTooMovement killed cold approach. Alpha males will still approach sometimes but it's risky nowdays. Can't nothing ruin a man's reputation more than a woman

[@Theplaystands]

@@derekhollars8985 exactly lol there's always a chance you might be turned into a TikTok 😂😂

[@rikmichaels9233]

That’s free love and nothing is wrong with it over monogamy

[@kaj7135]

Wrong. Women ruined it. Stop sitting on a fence post and pick an actual side, coward.

[@KD400_]

Andrew tate and fresh and fit need to get on here

[@KAT-dg6el]

Do not stay together for the kids. That’s child abuse. The kids end up feeling guilty because the parents are miserable. And all you show them is your disrespect for each other & fighting.

[@shredd5705]

If you can work your issues, then stay. Most people don't really try hard anymore.

[@anthonylaflamme3630]

I gotta push back on it being easier for a man to find a good partner than it is for a woman. As long as a girl is at least semi attractive and brings peace to the relationship she can find a man. Modern women have a laundry list a mile long of reasons why they’ll reject a guy.

[@squiggs1002]

I would say it is easier for high value or top10% type of guy. For average guys it is way harder- that's why they become passport bros. 😎

[@HDGaminTutorials]

There are women just as desperate for a man as there are men desperate for women you have the advantage drastically as you age as we age our options go down and down and down each year while as a male your options slowly increase as you get older so no I dont. Beleive this and most of the time the women have the kids so that's another reason for a man to say no to you so this is an L take and your only seeing a male perspective

[@schwabit989]

The negatives of social media far outweigh the positives across the spectrum.

[@RatedRj_TV]

Absolutely 💯 that’s why I am completely off social media! We all need to unplug and get out and live life and build something worth being proud of!

[@terrancenewton1967]

I say yes because attention is the new drug.

[@KAT-dg6el]

Narcissists cannot survive without control and attention.

[@duckdodge8403]

It's a slot machine for people..when I was on dating apps I didn't care about the person I matched with didn't care about meeting them or talking to them. I just wanted another match.. it was like crack! It f'd up my ability to connect in a deep way romantically and also increased my desire to connect in a deep way romantically. But as soon as someone rubbed me the wrong way I was on to the next. It's mass madness.

[@BalkanManic]

its not social media thats causing divorce rates to go up. Theyve been going up well before social media. One huge problem is hook up culture. Studies have shown that the more sexual partners women have before marriage the much higher chance there is a divorce (with virgins being highest rate of happy marriages). Women are spending their 20s hooking up then trying to settle down in their 30s. The quality men dont want to accept a woman who was sleeping around so they have to settle for men that dont satisfy them fully leading to a divorce later on

[@duckdodge8403]

@@BalkanManic k

[@nyrva2876]

@duckdodge Well if that's your behavior it's not roulette. You think people won't notice? Nothing good can happen when acting like that. You can fool some people but it won't last. They're talking about marriages here, you're talking one time dates...

[@duckdodge8403]

@@nyrva2876 I never said roulette. I said slot machine I never said marriage. I was commenting my experience and opinion to coincide with on their take on dating apps. Not the topic of marriage at all. Communication is key to unlock comprehension.

[@joebeta1837]

If you think this way, think of the enormous amount of people who also think this way!

[@chrisbartell5898]

I work for a famous researcher. Something I always find interesting he says is that studying one thing doesn’t tell you anything about the opposite of it. For instance. We try to understand what good marriage looks like by researching all the reasons people get divorced when all that does is tell you what bad marriage looks like… Actually studying good successful marriages is what tells you what a good marriage looks like. Case in point in this video they asked Joe “do you know anyone with a successful marriage?” The conversation went to what bad marriages look like.

[@thestorybehindthat5236]

That's really interesting. Hadn't thought of it like that before. I wonder how you'd evaluate good marriages. I know people who put up with opening the bedroom to others when there's signs of jealousy, and verbal abuse who think they're in good marriages. In fact a lot of people say they're in good marriages and I look at what's going on and the dude is online dating or the wife racked up secret credit card debt he doesn't know about and I think to myself "no you're not." They've yet to seem unphased that anything's amiss and seem happy together.

[@ellis_1046]

Social Media is affecting nearly everything in society. We know it but there's nothing we can do about it except turn it off.

[@RogerAM78]

Also the problem, is guys like Joe Rogan who say, unintentionally I hope, that certain jobs like a bartender are shitty jobs and are not good enough to provide so they aren’t good men. So when women hear this constantly from famous people (I think Denzel is the only DECENT MAN who has that kind of fame to not be little a man who does these jobs) they start listening to that. Imagine saying someone isn’t a good man because he is a bartender, so disgusting. I don’t know if Joe does it intentionally but he does this a lot

[@StoneAgeWarfare]

It's just a fact that men who have low paying jobs aren't seen as valuable or respectable. It's something I've had to struggle with greatly myself.

[@RogerAM78]

@@StoneAgeWarfare Sad because in this country before 2010 if you made around the median income you could afford to live and that would have been good enough for a loyal faithful woman. Now its about status for women not if you have a good cave lol and protect her.

[@medbed4521]

It’s ruining society I just turned 22 and I deleted all social media and have just been focusing on life and been off my phone Life has been much better since

[@Jakas-qt6hj]

Keep going. Do a social Media detox once a year

[@leakecece9693]

Amen I'm 26 been off social media for about 2 years 👏🏾

[@annslow41]

As a guy, I agree: if you're a good person, you're nice, fun to hang with, IDGAF what you do, I'll want you by my side. I don't want a girlfriend who's a lawyer, a CEO, a "boss lady" ... I want chill and happy

[@kaj7135]

Every “successful” woman is just a prostitute that slept her way to the top.

[@shredd5705]

If only women thought the same way. And it's not about "providing for your family" a bartender is enough for that. Lot of women want someone rich with a fancy job

[@annslow41]

@@shredd5705 you're right, a lot of women are immature and ungrounded. Those ladies don't deserve a minute of your time until they grow out of that childish mindset

[@JerseyJake98]

@@shredd5705Lots of women also don’t care for materialism either. I’m working at a grocery store as a transitional job before I start my long term career only making 40k roughly. Many of my coworkers have girlfriends or are even married and the woman from my church that I have been getting to know and want to date sees no issue with my job either

[@shredd5705]

@@JerseyJake98 Sometimes, but the general rule is that the man is making more, the man has a slightly or significantly better career

[@ThundersMcCoy]

This goes back before social media as it's known today even existed. I can't count how many people that I know whose marriages were over within a few months of on being on AOL and accessing the chatroom.

[@joepalomino8944]

Good call out this cost my parents marriage in the early 2000s a lot of people forget

[@Jakezillagfw]

It's far more accessible now it's on everyone's phone at a moments notice and now far more common.

[@ll2323]

ASL?

[@BRlGADE_KINGPIN]

Great observation. Anytime you have unlimited options of a potential partner it makes you overlook the people in your life or in your community and instead causes you to look for the “perfect mate.” Which as we all know, dosent exist.

[@alextrebek5237]

If the marriage fails, those guys in the DMs would pipe, but not propose 😂

[@TheMassdaddy]

Social media has devastated people in more ways than just marriage. I’ve been married 24 years and we have no social media. Life is good.

[@RT-qz5ci]

10 years and counting. We got off all social media in 2014 and never looked back

[@Brownshabsfan]

Is youtube social media?

[@AdmiralFroggy]

This should be plainly obvious! It's already been shown that social media negatively impacts the mental health of people. Imagine if you are somebody who has addicted to social media trying to compare your relationship to an influencer? It won't work

[@Mmmmmmmmmnmnn]

At this point I’ll only date if she’s not on social media or rarely on/ very few followers. If 100% of women are on social media nowadays then I’m cool being single haha

[@MSBJJ]

I'd say it's because one or both partners went into the marriage unwilling to serve the other. There are ebbs and flows in a relationship, you have to support each other. 17 years together, 10 years married here.

[@Nemo71340]

In my early 30s, and already have so many friends my age who are divorced, or in terrible marriages.

[@magdabrownis265]

I've known my wife since kindergarten and I'm almost 40. We're pretty judgmental of other people and it keeps us close

[@caiseem1987]

Most, not “some” MOST of the men who slide into my DM’s are not single. I literally don’t trust anyone anymore because of it and stopped dating because I’m not dealing with it.

[@markjackson3531]

Yeah i believe you...😉

[@808BJJ_Black_Belt]

50% divorce rate, 70% cheating on spouse, 29% stay married are miserable

[@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmma]

And women initiate the overwhelming majority of divorce

[@JonJones1776]

@@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmmaabout 80%

[@rikmichaels9233]

Statistics proving monogamy is unnatural and a myth

[@kaj7135]

@@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmmaNo shit. Modern women have every reason in the world to get married AND divorced. Modern men have ZERO reasons to marry at all to begin with. The “I can fix her” delusion is ruining the lives of millions of men.

[@KD400_]

​@@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmma Lol unbelievable that a woman said this. A career woman like u initiates 90% of the divorces

[@avinash1251990]

I can tell from my own experience. Im going through severe financial trouble since a year and my wife, although supportve, is experiencing frustration after seeing our friends eat at expensive restaurants or going on holidays abroad on Instagram. It is causing occasional friction in the relationship but we have faith that the future will be better. This could be worse for others who dont have a supportive spouse.

[@rae_akila]

Good luck to you and your wife. ❤

[@justbreathe8835]

Why would a married person choose to participate/look at something that brings friction to their marriage? Plus it's all fake,only the highs,a cookie cut and paste image

[@markjackson3531]

You marry a materialistic woman, no matter how much you have, she will ALWAYS be jealous of those who have more. And throw it in your face.

[@avinash1251990]

@@justbreathe8835 if it shows up in your feed you will look at it. Especially when it's from people close to you

[@FelipeValdez-og2tg]

That’s the worst , Woman getting all these ideas of things they want to do from Instagram and seeing what everyone else is going lol

[@LDT7Y]

I think people jump into marriage far too easily, then get stuck with an incompatible partner and wonder why they are miserable. Marriage is the most important contract you will ever make. But people do more research when buying their next car than they do when choosing a partner. Most of the time it’s based entirely on the shiny exterior ‘wrapping’, when that’s the easiest part to upgrade.

[@ComfortablyToxic]

My Wife and I are tired of all the single female and male relationship GURUS hogging the internet. It’s getting ridiculous. It seems like there is an agenda being pushed. My Wife and I decided to start our own podcast about our marriage as we’ve been married for 16yrs. Hope you will give us a listen 🙏🏾

[@ComfortablyToxic]

Let’s change the narrative!

[@covfefe_drumpfh]

Comfortably Toxic? Idk if I want to hear a couple stuck in a toxic relationship.

[@ComfortablyToxic]

@@covfefe_drumpfh We’re definitely not stuck, we choose to stay together regardless of the toxic flaws we must work to overcome. You should’ve listened to an episode before you left a comment! We’re on all platforms and KZbin ☣️ Blessings

[@rrrealqueen]

a couple that calls themselves toxic and arguing over a comment pointing out something fairly obscure lmao anything but your advice next!

[@ComfortablyToxic]

@@rrrealqueen Until you decide to listen to our content and truly understand the dynamics of the name, we’ll accept anything but your comments 😎 thanks for engaging ☣️

[@ryanthomas5450]

Very true, I've been married for 40 years and my 5th wife is all over social media

[@clairemadeinheaven]

doesn't respect you bro

[@theitaIianstallion]

5th??

[@Dayxh8]

😂😂 No way you got married 5 times

[@kaj7135]

@@Dayxh8You underestimate the lustful stupidity of men.

[@IIDaddyII786]

Bro collecting his infinity stones

[@mrjamesmay3548]

There is an element but I also think that people don’t want to work for anything anymore. The moment a relationship gets tough people give up. My next point is argumentative but I don’t think people in relationships should be going out clubbing and to bars on a regular basis as there is to much temptation especially when alcohol is involved. I’ve seen it fail to many times from this as well.

[@markeberle3984]

Well put, Captain Slow. 😉

[@sean4060]

Exactly why I don’t go to bars anymore. My friends asked me to go, I said no. You don’t take an alcoholic to a bar. You don’t take someone who loves pussy to a bar either

[@firstlast8258]

@@sean4060I’ll drink to that 🍻

[@ryancarter6922]

@@markeberle3984I got that.

[@trevorpachunka3352]

As a 25 year old man growing up with social media, men are going towards the women who dont post as much on social media. The ones who post the ass pics and all the bikini pics are having a really hard time keeping men.

[@jones2277]

Finally some honesty: “It’s a tougher road for a woman finding a man because I don’t know that many good men.” Most men need to be honest about this. How many good men do you even know?

[@advancedapathy1531]

Are you dumb? The standard nowadays to be qualified as a 'good man' is unachievable for at least 80-90% of guys, because it has nothing to do with their principles but everything to do with their ability to outperform their competition... It's like saying only athletes that win medals are good athletes... Well, last time i checked, they still only give out 3 medals regardless or how many people compete... So if your standard for being a good athlete is winning medals, then 95% or atheletes will get dismissed as unqualified. Women don't have this problem because guys don't select women based on their ability to outcompete other women. The criteria is; does she look good enough and is she available. That is enough to give most woman a chance. From that point, it's up to the woman to know how to provide value in a long term relationship...

[@Eyesofmars2040]

I’ve had so many men that I went to high school with try to call me or chat privately. Most of them are married. Every one I told them no, it wasn’t appropriate. Most divorced few years later. It’s really weird. My husband had a woman that he went to high school with send him a pm telling him how much she had a crush on him in high school. He said ok thanks and deleted it. 😂

[@thecrow764]

"Easier to find a good girl than to find a good guy." Joe best joke, I forgot he's a comedian.

[@retrodripsupport7510]

Using the term comedian loosely I see

[@9770G]

Yup. Rare major L take from joe. It’s 1000% easier to be a woman and find a good man than vice versa. Women in general these days are so corrupt from social media and feminism. 90% ain’t even remotely fit for marriage or children.

[@h7opolo]

sarcasm alert. joe got chemically lobotomized from using virus-contaminated Benjamins to insufflate powdered drugs.

[@thecrow764]

@retrodripsupport7510 I would rather say he's a comedian. It's just a title it's kind of like people that I said a entrepreneurs yet they could have a failed business Or it only makes enough to pay for dinner at Dennys. Then say he was hilarious now that will be loosely.

[@hussle2654]

Simp AF

[@mannytuzo]

Yes, especially the comparison to these “perfect” marriages that are over-exaggerating the good parts or only focus on the good things that create false expectations to women.

[@MrWhite5150Duke]

I'm mid forties, never used online dating, and I'm disgusted by modern bullshit. Social media did us a favor.

[@Hjaelteomslag]

Well, you might be the worst person to speak on anything, considering your username tells us you relate to Walter White, Raoul Duke, and have been on forced psychiatric holds.

[@kaj7135]

The silver lining of social media is women exposing themselves to be the most horrible creatures on planet earth. Most of them deserve to die alone and poor.

[@saltgod1865]

As a man its like porn, the second i cut it out it made my relationship feel so much more valuable. You can get lost in it

[@Shadykraig]

One of the rare times I think Joe missed the mark. I think it’s easier for a girl to find a good guy. If you’re a guy w money, how do you ever know a girl actually wants you for you and not just your money? Like he said a guy could give a shit what the girl does for a career. All she has to be is decent looking and cool. That doesn’t get you that far as a guy if you’re broke

[@stoneylonesome4062]

I’ve always made that point to Red Pill guys. Earning 6 figures and driving a Porsche will not make a girl attracted to you. It’ll only make her PRETEND to be attracted to you. All this talk about “hustling” and “grinding” until you reach your “peak” at 55 years old is just a giant cope. It’s Beta-Buxxing dressed up as some kind of alpha male behavior.

[@DRDINOMEOW]

My friend is dealing with this. I’m glad I am not stuck in that dopamine loop!

[@gabinomorales106]

Sean looking real nervous at this conversation lol 😂

[@fahads1866]

Joe should have the Fresh and Fit guys on his podcast. I think they would have a great conversation regarding this topic.

[@mrpopo8298]

They are red pill scammers. Feeding the ego of their audience who believe that self improvement is going to make women forget how ugly and short they are.

[@c1s1125]

They're degenerates serving themselves the very women out to destroy average men. They gain from the misfortunes of men. They're scum.

[@Novajowea]

“A Lex Fridman clip that I didn’t watch” 😂 Gee thanks for the endorsement Joe. Brutal

[@GageBaller-vu9zc]

Suga’s honesty in his relationship is crazy, but admirable. At the end of the day, at least he is honest with himself and his partner.

[@alexpereira6528]

its a bit fake though because he admitted himself he would lose it if his girl slept with someone. A little double standard

[@joesantilli9620]

A put together man wouldn’t do what Sean’s doing to his wife(public disrespect)…that’s the point joes making without saying it to his face

[@markjackson3531]

@@alexpereira6528 You're nuts if you think she's not cheating.

[@southlondonguy]

My thing is, which caused the Downfall of two of my relationships. I’m only 22, but I find my exes kept their exes before me as friends and such on social media, and where’s before if u left someone that was it u never saw them again. I also found it weird that they would speak to their male friends very frequently and even if not cheating just I wouldn’t think to be close with another girl as I only want my girl to be my best friend. I’m not an insecure guy either so idc about male friends and going out but night time texting your “close boy mate” doesn’t sit right with me. Our grandmas and grandads weren’t doing this shit. The world genuinely is heading into a dystopian future. I think we are living in the part of history where society is gonna eventually collapse and we all be fucked. Damn I miss true love but it ain’t the same no more. Your girl always has other options. Meanwhile you, unless you rich and good looking your fucked 🤣

[@mikemugs7]

Who is more “insecure”, the man who allows his girlfriend to text and hangout with other men, even though it bothers them and they see a problem with it, or the man who draws the line and tells his girlfriend she shouldn’t be texting or hang with other men while in a relationship with him, or he’s going to leave? Women have changed the definition of insecure and men just accepted it. Men and women can RARELY be “just friends”. Next relationship, draw a line with her. Most relationships especially your age with end in her getting back with some toxic ex she always complains about. Tell her it’s something you don’t tolerate and leave if she can’t respect it. Likely she’ll respect you more and consider you higher value for it

[@melissamartinez3593]

Very Aware for a youngin I’m 36… and I have 2 kids I’m A female and ya my husband is doing this to me he doesn’t have the balls to hit on women in real life but he does it thru social media ? And I’m supposed to b cool aboit it ? It’s hell and like u said our parents never done that shit neither did our grand parents it’s sick and it’s wrong !

[@melissamartinez3593]

Also I’m not like hideous or fat lol I work out and take care of myself and take care of my kids and his home he got us but I do everything around here … it’s insane

[@southlondonguy]

@@melissamartinez3593 thank you Mellisa. I think your man needs to get off his phone and realise what he has at home. I see some of my old pals doing the same, and I had to cut them off because I just don’t get how you can cheat on or someone you love. I think women and men should be allowed to live their lives however they want, if you wanna be promiscuous go ahead. However, if you marry someone and truly want to be with someone then they should be the only person you should be complimenting. If I ever do meet the right woman, I’m gonna flirt with her everyday because I’d want her to feel special and if she is loyal to me then I’ll provide her the best life I can. 22 and I sound soppy but I’m growing up this life Shit is hard. Wish you all the best.

[@ethanp7183]

Every issue with social media and modern tech comes down to the fact that anybody who truly plays into it will never have a successful relationship. The modern pre marriage dating standard for young gen is if you aren’t physically together then you are in constant contact/conversation via text messages, video call etc. with this also comes a societal “norm” for the length in time it takes to respond and how to properly word every message. The end result is that people will never have true relationships this way, human connection does not work like that and it is such a new trend that we won’t have any idea on how much this messes with relationship success rates for a long time. I realized years ago that in order to date in todays world you have to be glued to the screen of your phone, dealing with literally every aspect and issue of the relationship in a virtual state. These people say they want marriage but will have to fill their endless need for societal approval in another way once they become married and live with their SO. Current Humans, essentially young women, have never been so detached from reality. They literally live in our physical world and an all virtual social world on their screens.

[@bquick94]

If you’re talking about good girls and social media coexisting there is no such thing

[@miket8909]

I would say social media can be destructive to any aspect of life. Especially when every move you make is logged to predict patterns

[@kaj7135]

I quit fb/instgram/twitter 7 years ago. Wisest decision I ever made in my life.

[@CM1202x]

I’ve been absent for social media for a week and it’s been nice . I can focus on things that matter and not waste my time scrolling and think I’m missing out on certain things in my life. I feel content with what I have. It’s really not good for relationships. So many people ask for my social media when we first meet and I don’t see how that helps develop a true healthy long term relationship. I’m going to go another week for as long as I can.

[@mackjensen6252]

i've been off for like 3 or 4 weeks now? what i've come to realize is that it genuinely offers nothing valuable anymore, unless you're looking for it yourself. but the reels/for you page format feels like a form of brainwashing lmao. stay off it! i feel very awake lately because of it

[@javiergutierrezluna3315]

Good for you man

[@chipsammich2078]

11 yrs here.. logged back in about a month ago lasted a week..

[@unbroken1010]

You are a Sagger lover on Grindr. Stop fronting

[@unbroken1010]

​@@chipsammich2078lying. You were on Grindr

[@trashpanda314]

I’ve always been a private person. Could never imagine getting on social media to attention seek lol. I barely want to interact with people in real life.

[@DSN262]

Fun fact: Joe's wife was a cocktail waitress

[@krylesangerbeaver]

Being lazy doesn't make you a bad person or unsuccessful.

[@RudySamA]

Dating apps got me addicted to dating and meeting people. By choice of course, I wasn’t trying to settle down. However now I really wanna find someone and at times it’s easier to get a hook up than to find someone to vibe with. It’s a slippery slope for sure

[@NavasGonzalo]

The problem is that we think we are so clever with all this options, but we are just discovering how deeply dumb we are really.

[@alexanderclarke8449]

Apparently as of Apr/05/2023, Canadian divorce rate was at 48%, and American divorce rate was at 45%. Obviously, those numbers may be a little different depending on where you get your information from! Another source showed that Canada's annual divorce rate fell to 7.5 divorces per 1,000 married persons in 2019 from 12.9 in 1994.

[@thomasowen5785]

On my campus, you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who isn't absolutely addicted to their phones. It's crazy seeing all the zombies walk by with their heads buried in another world, seemingly unaware that someone standing next to them (me) would like to talk to them and see how they're doing

[@matthewthompson7012]

Asking Sugatank his opinions about marriage 😂😂😂😂

[@AP-mf4fz]

Joe actually touched on a good point. The foundation of a marriage or partnership is love and respect, yet we've fostered this idea that it's okay to 24/7 shit talk your partner. Always having the next "joke" or always talking shit. If there's no respect in our words to our partner there's no kindness and no love. I still hold to the old world value of sweet words and kind gestures. I treat my love like my love, like I respect and cherish them and reserve the shit talk moments for max comedic value.

[@TastyJester]

Social media didn't ruin women, it revealed them. I know 6 guys who got married in their mid 20's, before social media, the mid to late 2000's, and in the last 2-5 years all of their wives left them for other guys they met online. All of these guys were great guys, great fathers, I played basketball with them for years, and their wives left them. Modern women who have social media should never be trusted, none of them. I have had many married women in my DMs and you would never think these would be the kinds of women to cheat, women that have "married to my best friend" in their FB bios. I never understood why some religions cloaked their women and have their women in ugly clothing, and didn't allow their women to go places alone, I always made fun of that - but I do get it today, I get why they do that. Modern women are out of control.

[@Someb0dy1Day]

100% Brother. Out of control

[@moo-snuckle]

Bitches be trifling

[@rivergross5346]

100% my man. If anyone has an issue with what you just said then they are in straight up denial

[@markjackson3531]

Men have LET women go out of control. Muslims are 100% right about women.

[@MeatVessel]

It’s interesting that you bring up the point about certains religions “containing” their women. I had that same thought a while ago. I did not grow up religious but wasn’t it Eve that first sinned due to temptation? My trust with women is hanging on by a thread and needs constant mending.

[@MariaHeredia-dw4id]

If you’re in a relationship and your gf or wife has IG and she doesn’t make a cent of it as an “influencer” she’s trying to upgrade from you on up!

[@bigtimefirebreather214]

Not sure about that..the statistics seem to be the same. But I've recently gotten rid of all of my social media except for KZbin and it's really like a drug. It's been 3 weeks and I'm running into another problem that I hadn't anticipated. I started realizing how much time friends and family members spend on social media and it's hard for me to even have a regular meaningful conversation. Folks can barely have a coherent thought without referencing something from the internet... I almost feel isolated sometimes

[@kvega3112]

I never caught the social media wave and now I’m 20 with no friends except my bf and he has had and is consistent with like all social medias and the difference I b feeling is crazy

[@bigtimefirebreather214]

@@kvega3112 yes100

[@rrrealqueen]

​​​​​​​​@@kvega3112lmao i didnt grow up with social media. Except, ofc youtube and twitch. So, im fairly aware, when i talk to people; mostly Gen Z Folks that struggle with retaining topics; its optimally preferred to make things funnier than it is, doing so makes it easier to take and express information better to eachother. Else youre outcasted as some debbie downer. I have millenial friends, boomer friends. Thats probrally because im more of in person person. Like for example, since i didnt have many outlets of social media growing up. I can spend days without my phone just reading books doing my own thing. My parents were relatively their and involved in my life. Most parents nowadays let the internet raise their kids instead of them. And thats where the big distinction takes place

[@sociopathmercenary]

30 years into my marriage. It's not always easy and takes work. Try not to take each other for granted, apologize quickly, love fiercely, and don't give in to the urge to smack the shit out of your woman when she reminds you of something obvious for the 578th time that day

[@supervermillion6729]

dawg

[@ViiRaLx713]

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[@v1sudo]

Ok wife beater

[@black_hand78]

These kids in your comments lol.

[@v1sudo]

@@black_hand78 let's get you back to your rocking chair grandpa. Which one of the nurses let you have an iPad with the KZbin app on it????

[@No1_Inpa_Ticular]

The worst thing are all the fake female profiles who start following my Instagram. I can’t tell you how many have them DM’d me 🤦🏻‍♂️. One time I played along and messaged back. Before “she”, got around to asking me, I said to her, “I really want to come see you but my car just broke down. Could you help me baby? I have PayPal.” Lol no more DM’s after that 😂

[@Moobeus]

1:17 this is the biggest misunderstanding about modern marriages. It’s not about modern marriages being worse because of social media etc. it’s about modern marriages being easier, or actually even possible, to get out of when they go wrong. This is quite literally a GOOD thing. People these days can actually get out of abusive marriages and not get stuck in them. Just like Joe literally said it like it’s a bad thing. If something “goes wrong” in the marriage they have options. That is a good thing! People didn’t use to have that option, that’s why those marriages stayed together, not because they were somehow “better” in the past.

[@r.walker7986]

Looking at people being happy and healthy in relationships can definitely clue you in on what you are missing.

[@nogames8982]

A friend of mine is a counselor and he says that a majority of his clients that are in relationships use social media to cheat on their partner. He has watched Facebook, etc. destroy many many marriages, and relationships.

[@Razear]

This is why you have to vet your gf with a fine tooth comb before proposing. If she posts thirsts traps while you were dating, chances are, she will continue once you are married. Still advertising herself as single on IG with a bunch of random dudes flooding her DMs.

[@xpndblhero5170]

I went through my whole life up to 30 years old looking for a "good girl" in all the wrong places then I literally went for the complete opposite of what I always went for and found a woman that is just as crazy as me and loyal in a way I never thought possible.... I'm just glad I don't have to deal w/ a wannabe supermodel egomaniac girlfriend that is always looking for something better. 😁

[@MakeMoneyOnlineWithEmma]

Where did you meet?

[@CantTellYou]

Showing off their bodies on social media does not = “looking for something better” 😂 Most the time they’re just looking for envious compliments & validation _from other women._ Automatically assuming otherwise is just your insecurity showing itself.

[@monkeynt5780]

@@CantTellYouWhat are you mad at

[@Ak-yw9kf]

​@@monkeynt5780 must be a insta-thot. Is going around the comments calling guys insecure cause they want a girl with a basic sense of modesty.

[@kaj7135]

@@CantTellYoulol keep seething and huffing that copium, bro. You’re pathetic. xD

[@ashleydensmore1561]

What you said Joe. The growing up with fighting. I thought it was normal. Disagreeing is normal … fighting is not. Fighting is a rarity when you deeply care for one another. I’ve been with my partner for 8 years and we worked through that after two years. Something clicked. We have a couple we’re friends with. I was roommates with her and he works with the guy. They still fight frequently and it usually stems from insecurity and guilt. It’s interesting to observe their relationship because of the fact we knew each of them before they became a couple. He’s a genuinely nice guy and she has consistently had drama and cheated on her partners. He is a punching bag for her guilt and narcissism. They have two adopted kids now if that tells you anything about how perfect it all looks on social media.

[@A_shreddingDad]

Of course it is. I got rid of all my social media because it was causing problems in my life