Dr. Teyhou Smyth, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist based in California, shared, “I deal with this constantly with Gen Z. They can be dating somebody, but then their other partner is liking stories and pictures of other women, and experiencing it is like betrayal and infidelity.

when a man who was in my story likes 2 days ago hard launches a girlfriend today……. I slip a little deeper into psychosis daily

It’s always interesting to see the views on what likes mean to some people https://t.co/o3YOmKz9Qk

Y’all are mad. Someone liking your story just means nice picture not that they want to start a life with you. https://t.co/LRJ9i4LhOl

Like let’s stop lying about how MEN use social media please https://t.co/NEU048tdGk

Her sister Sara, 21, agreed, saying, “It’s very intentional, so I probably wouldn't feel too great about it,” she said. “Also, it’s about how it comes across. And you know one thing about a good man, he's not going to embarrass you. You don't ever want a person coming to you and saying, “Oh, your man was in my story likes or doing xyz.” Also, if you like people's stories, they'll see that, and some people will like, genuinely DM you afterward,” she told BuzzFeed.

I do believe men use social media differently than how women use it but unless that man says out his mouth he wants me I would not assume he wants me bc he liked my story. I’m a beautiful ass bitch. Everyone likes my stories 💀💀😭😭 https://t.co/VjbogSyfJK

people hate being honest on this app about social media.anything that signals sexual availability or flirtation to other people is an understandable issue in a relationship, and “likes” on instagram stories (unless you’ve been friends with someone for years) signal precisely… https://t.co/PHxmxz5lnk