So I feel like it would be weird not to showcase her, you know?” - Mike Tommasiello, has been dating his girlfriend for two years I love her, duh she’s a big part of my life and I showcase pretty much all the stuff that happens in my life. I post about her on Instagram all the time. “My girlfriend is my background and I change it seasonally. This would not be done for a regular or casual dude.” -Niara Williams, has been dating her boyfriend for three years Mind you, he’s the only person I’ve ever had as my lock screen. I’m pretty sure I want to be with this person for the rest of my life, and having him as my lock screen is a sweet reminder of the commitment we have to one another. A significant other as your phone background is cute! I heard from dozens of people, some in relationships, some single, about significant others as phone backgrounds, and guess what? People have a lot of thoughts about it, ranging from “of course my girlfriend is my background, I love her” to “phone backgrounds are a dogs-only space” and finally to this absolutely nuclear take: that couples do this in an attempt to convince themselves they are happy when, in fact, they are not. Which raises the question: Is it weird? Is the disembodied face of the person that the phone owner is possibly boning a bizarre thing to display on one’s primary communicative device? Is it a romantic gesture in a gross way, like putting your girlfriend’s initials in your Instagram bio? Or is it a romantic gesture in an okay way, like swearing to share each other’s enemies? They were cute! I liked looking at them! But I also never took into account the fact that sometimes - increasingly, in fact - other people look at your phone, too, and those people also have opinions. I, too, have chosen photos of boyfriends as my lock screen without giving it much thought. Personally, I think this choice is a perfectly fine one. It is also why other people pick a photo of their significant others. This is why I choose to adorn that space with a photograph of Harry Styles wearing tweed trousers and a sweater with a giant “H” on it. Of all the things we stare at during the day, the one we turn to the most is the same for many of us: the filthy, fingerprint-stained screen of our tiny pocket computers.
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