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Instagram husband
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What does Instagram husband mean?
Ever wonder how your favorite insta influencers look flawless in every photo? Well, it may be thanks, at least in part, to the person behind the camera: their Instagram husband.
An Instagram husband refers to a person who helps a partner manage their Instagram social media channel, especially by taking photos. You may have seen them聽patiently waiting to drink their oat-milk latte until their partner snaps that perfect pic first.
Where does Instagram husband come from?
The phrase聽滨苍蝉迟补驳谤补尘听丑耻蝉产补苍诲听飞补蝉听popularized in a 2012 YouTube video, 鈥�Instagram Husband鈥� by the channel Mystery Hour. The聽video pokes fun at social media influencers.
Jeff Houghton, the comedian who created and starred in the video, says in it: 鈥�Behind every cute girl on Instagram is a guy like me,鈥� the聽Instagram husband.聽He goes on to document the trials and tribulations that Instagram husbands endure to support their wives or girlfriend’s social media, such as being the first to like and comment on a post, deleting their apps to store all the photos they take, and climbing to outrageous heights to get that perfect angle.聽
In the 2010s, dozens of articles, and countless more social media posts, were written by Instagram husband sympathizers and enthusiasts. Some take the title very seriously, given the rise of the social media influencer. Influencing is full-time job for some, requiring wardrobes, props, travel, photoshoots, and film/video editing鈥攁nd often demands a manager, such as an Instagram husband.
One proud instagram husband, Jordan Ramirez, quit his job to support his influencer wife. He even launched The Instagram Husband Podcast聽in late 2018 about the highs and lows of being an Instagram husband.
Celebrities and public figures such as John Legend, Jay Z, and President Barack Obama have all been dubbed Instagram husbands聽thanks to their famous, glamorous, and accomplished wives (and their popular Instagram accounts).
Examples of Instagram husband
Who uses Instagram husband?
You don’t have to be male or even in a relationship with the Instagram user to be an Instagram husband, though the term is generally applied in those circumstances. You just have to be “married” to the person’s Instagram account. The phrase can extend to other social media platforms and blogs.聽
The term is especially used, naturally, by young women online. They may use it to express their desire, earnestly or jokingly, to have an聽Instagram husband for those sweet, sweet pics and clicks.
How do I teach my boyfriend to be an Instagram husband?
— Gretchen (@gretchenfaye13)
I asked my husband to be a better instagram husband and like my pics, so his dead ass went through and commented 鈥渓ike鈥� on my pics 馃檮馃槓
— Jenny (@JLG1029)
currently taking applications for 1) an instagram husband/wife and 2) someone I can pay to edit my instagram photos for me
— ghoulia 馃懟 (@julia__ghoulia)
Other times, Instagram husband will be used, often with a sense of self-deprecation or irony, by people who have taken on the role.
Rules in teaching mom to be an Instagram husband.
1) Get the full person in the frame.
2) Get the full whatever monument/view/subject we are photographing in the frame.
3) Person must not block the thing we are photographing.
4) Take a ton of pictures. 鈥�— Lee-Ann Lipman Gelb (@LeeLipman)
Being an Instagram husband supporting and influencers career
Sounds fine makes sense
But being in a relationship with an influencer who鈥檚 trying to start a singing career sounds nightmarish And Nobody should ever be a part of that— Dick Math馃崋馃懆馃徔鈥嶐煆� (@dances)
When your girlfriend is 馃敟but you still hate your life as an Instagram husband
— Delphine Chui (@delphinechui)
Sometimes Instagram husbands will proudly own the title鈥�or, like Houghton, complain about what it entails.
My husband takkan jadi instagram husband…he got tired of me hiding my face & telling him to stop whenever he's trying to take my picture.
— Jaja (@SyazaRahizad)
Getting the atmosphere and getting a good facial complexion and exposure and colour saturation is hard on a phone (pls send help I am an Instagram husband in need of rescue)
— Cheezo (@Cheezo_DRSC)
While often humorous and even mocking in tone,聽Instagram husband can also brim with love and affection. 聽Some folks will take the time to thank their sidekick and social media sherpa for all that they do, especially the pictures they take.
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I'm Justine and I'm in love with my dentist (who also happens to be my Instagram Husband).馃挄
We have five little rugrats age eight and under that I homeschool.馃枑馃徎
I basically grew鈥�— Justine Young (@LittleDove_blog)
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