Can I ask my boyfriend to unfriend his ex?

Yes, you can ask. And in so doing, you will be revealing two things: first, that you are insecure; and second, that you deal with insecurity by controlling your partner. You can ask, and if your boyfriend has any sense he will deal with the request by ending your relationship.

Should you delete your partner’s ex from their social media accounts?

If you’re unhappy about your partner having their ex on their social media accounts, you obviously don’t have much trust in the relationship. I recently read a post from a woman who had given her boyfriend an ultimatum after he refused to delete his ex – and the photos they shared together – from his social media accounts.

Why does my boyfriend still have pictures of his ex on Instagram?

If a guy I’m dating still has pictures up of his ex, that would mean to me that he is not over her and still holding on to hope that he has feelings for her. If you got divorced, you wouldn’t still have your wedding portraits hung up all over the house, so there’s no reason to keep those photos up on Instagram for the whole world to see.

Is it weird to have a profile picture with an ex-girlfriend?

If I had a long-term girlfriend, fiance, or wife (I only have a wife) who had profile pictures with an ex, that would weird me out. Sure, you have a past, but that album is a persons showcase of who they are – it’s more public than photos around the house (which would also be weird]

Should you ask your friends to delete their photos from social media?

“I am very strongly against asking anyone to delete these kinds of photos. For many people, social media is a virtual photo album and can be legitimately the only place their photos are ever stored. To ask them to delete that is like asking them to delete huge chunks of their life and memories forever.” —Sarah, 30