Ask Amy: Boyfriend wants influence over Instagram
Traditionally, a "scrapbook" was an actual book maintained by an individual, viewed only by the person who had made it, and by others only with permission. Instagram is a wonderful photo flow of pictures, which can tell a curated story about a person's life -- available to anyone who wants to view it. My own public Instagram account features many pictures of the rolling hills and flocks of sheep pasturing on my family's farm, and no photos of family members. Why? Because I respect their privacy.
You could very easily set up a second Instagram account where you could post photos documenting your relationship. You could keep this second account private and only accept followers both you and your boyfriend know and approve of.
Dear Amy: I'm a 19-year-old woman. I met a guy over the summer.
At the start, he said he wasn't looking for a relationship, but that he wanted to keep seeing me.
I wanted more than that but instead of leaving, I stuck around.
I am from California, now studying abroad in Russia.
Before I left for Russia, he said he was having real feelings for me. We've been together now for three months.
He's spending $1,000 to come visit me for a week, but I still feel like he isn't as emotionally invested as I am, and he said he doesn't know what he wants.
What should I do?
-- Wondering Woman
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