The Offline Boyfriend has become a hot commodity here in the online world — with good reason, writes daniellemcohen
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Emojipedia Is your boyfriend puzzled by your Instagram account? Does he look at you like you’re speaking in tongues when you tell him about Robert Pattinson’s nascent pasta business? Is he unusually wholesome or outdoors-y? Uses outdated technology in a way that’s annoyingly cute? Maybe he has a niche hobby, likely thanks to the copious amounts of time he has gained by not scrolling through social media? If you answered yes to any of these questions,...
For almost a year now, I have had the pleasure of dating my own Offline Boyfriend. He meets the technical parameters: no social-media accounts, never feels the urge to post, does not know which Kardashian dated Lamar Odom. He lines up with the character profile in some ways, too. He hikes. He has more than one hobby. We often communicate on Gchat. His interactions with Instagram consist largely of using my Explore page to look at memes about his specific breed of Belgian shepherd.
In a world where a furniture designer who ghosts women on Hinge can become a TikTok trend overnight, it makes sense that drastically limited social-media use has become such an alluring quality. Being online can be wildly embarrassing. We used to talk about these platforms as ways to smooth over the imperfections of our lives, but they also present so many more opportunities to behave like absolute clowns in front of an audience of followers.
Plus, there’s something distinctly attractive about a man who feels so uninclined to broadcast his thoughts that he hasn’t even created a space for himself to do so. “I think it’s fantastic that my boyfriend can recognize when he doesn’t need to contribute to a conversation,” says Marie.
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