Her Boyfriend Pretends He’s A Rich Rapper On Social Media, And Faked Spending $100,000 On Jewelry For Himself
We all know you can’t always believe what you see on social media and that it’s easy to fake many things online.
This 26-year-old woman has a boyfriend the same age as her, who is enthusiastic about his online presence.
His social media accounts are bursting at the seams with photos of himself, along with a whole lot of fakery.
They both enjoy hip-hop and the culture surrounding it, but at this rate, her boyfriend has gone off the deep end and is pretending he’s a rich rapper on social media.
“He wears real designer clothes and goes to expensive places, always posting about how much he spends—sometimes even sharing receipts, which makes me uncomfortable,” she explained.
“Recently, he bought several Moissanite Cuban chains (even though they aren’t real diamonds, still extremely expensive) and then made videos pretending the stones are real with a diamond tester.”
“He even edited screenshots of his bank account to post online, claiming he spent $100k on the chains. While I can understand that some people buy fake luxury items for vanity, the scale of his deception bothers me.”
She has mentioned to her boyfriend that his charade makes her uneasy since he is outright lying about a crazy amount of cash.
Her boyfriend responded that she should respect his “creative outlet” and that he’s only using social media as a form of self-expression.
Marino Bocelli – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
He promptly ended the conversation by saying if she loves him, she will never force him to change his ways.
The thing is, he acts one way when they’re alone and entirely different when he’s in front of a camera, faking his entire life.
Her boyfriend created this act years ago, and she wishes he would cut it out now that he’s no longer a high schooler but an adult with a real life.
Her boyfriend does have a job, which is not being a rapper, and his career is super stressful. He maintains that playing a rapper on social media is his way to let loose.
Her boyfriend makes very good money at his job, and he’s expected to be ethical so that only makes her more confused about him playing pretend.
Her boyfriend has used the excuse that tons of online things are fake, such as the influencers she likes, so she should relax about what he’s doing.
With the way things are going, she feels humiliated that her boyfriend is putting so much effort into fooling people on the internet.
“I want to live a genuine life, not one built on pretenses,” she continued. “It’s hard for me to accept that creating an online persona would require this level of exaggeration or dishonesty.”
“Additionally, his flaunting of wealth feels unsafe to me. Once, when we were out eating in a suburb that isn’t particularly safe, someone came up and asked about his chains, betting with their friends whether they were real and how much [they cost].”
“My boyfriend said they were real and cost a lot, and I spent the entire evening feeling nervous that someone might try to rob us or follow us home because it is such an easy target.”
Another thing she finds upsetting is that when he goes out to bars or restaurants, he’s quick to share photos on social media instead of showing her first.
She’s worried that he’s so caught up with impressing people he doesn’t know that he misses out on forming true connections with those he’s the closest to.
“This large-scale fake flaunting of wealth really makes me feel uncomfortable to the point where it’s physically unsettling,” she concluded.
What advice do you have for her?
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