09/11/2025
In the age of social media, almost everything is shared — meals, moods, travels, even thoughts.
Yet one thing is disappearing from many women’s pages: their boyfriends.
A new trend is growing quietly but powerfully.
Women are choosing to hide their relationships online.
They no longer post their boyfriend’s face, name, or even mention him directly.
Sometimes there’s only a hint — a man’s hand in the corner of a photo, or two glasses of wine clinking together.
But the message is clear: privacy is the new power.
The Story of Tawana Musvaburi
Tawana Musvaburi is a 24-year-old influencer with over 33,000 Instagram followers.
Her audience knows her style, her habits, and her world — but not her boyfriend’s face.
She shows everything except him.
She says, “I’m just girl-coded.”
To her, being a woman today means showing strength, independence, and control.
She doesn’t want her achievements to look like they came from a man’s help.
Her personal brand is built on self-sufficiency.
So even if she gets engaged or married, she says, “a ring’s still not enough for me to post my relationship.”
This statement sounds small but carries a quiet revolution.
It reflects how many modern women are redefining power and identity.
They want love, but not ownership.
They want connection, but without losing themselves.
The Cultural Shift — From Pride to Privacy
British Vogue recently published an article that went viral:
“Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”
It sounds ironic — even absurd — but it reveals a new cultural feeling.
Writer Chante Joseph explained that women today don’t want to appear “boyfriend-obsessed.”
They enjoy the emotional comfort of love, but they don’t want to seem defined by it.
In the past, society often measured a woman’s worth by her relationship status.
“Do you have a man?” used to sound like an achievement.
But now, many women find more pride in saying, “I built this myself.”
Posting your partner too much online is now seen by many as “cringe,” or even “weak.”
It’s not that women no longer love deeply — it’s that they don’t want to perform their love for public approval.
Love has become something more private, more sacred, and perhaps more real when it’s not for show.
