The “Wife Guy” Downfall - He Was Too Good to Be True

[theemii]

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The “Wife Guy” started out to mean someone who posts online content about his wife, but it’s now extended to include any guy who uses his wife to build his personal brand. Increasing numbers of celebrities and politicians position themselves as trustworthy and relatable based on showcasing that they’re super into their spouses. But after a string

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[my_moloko]

wtf kind of 2005 comment is this?

[glitterslugs]

WHAT LMAO

[lulufairybubble]

I thought it was an outright Try Guys post !

[trendsnational]

Same I had to block them on Twitter.

[arellaj]

I think I manifested this post by mentioning them in a Selena Gomez post earlier today...

[lulufairybubble]

I'm starting to think things that have to do with Selena are dark sided tbh. 😶

[progression]

Is that Ryan Reynolds? I’m just waiting for something to come out about him.

[sandstorm]

I was confused there too, like is his 'downfall' being a pain in the ass?

[deerlike]

I was wondering if I'd missed something about him aside from the MintMobile ads that litter every youtube video I watch these days.

[crimps4]

I guess he and Blake say cute things to each other on social...maybe?

But they actually seem to be somewhat private, relatively. I'm watching Welcome to Wrexham right now and I don't think any of his family is in the show, while you do see Rob's kids (and Kaitlin at least once). I haven't finished the series yet, though, so who knows.

[frickinawesome7]

[lovepollution]

Right? I would not put him in the same category as those other guys.

[arilicious]

same, I never thought they'd last, he was such a player before he got with her

[teacupkittens]

At this point, “wife guy” = guy that says vaguely nice things about his wife occasionally.

[my_moloko]

I know people go on about the parasocial thing with John Mulaney but whatever. It just shows how low the bar is for men because he was one of very few male comedians to not make jokes about hating his wife and we were all like, "Wow, a hero, he actually likes his wife and doesn't just tolerate her."

And his whole thing about vehemently not wanting children when it sounds more like Annamarie was open to it I mean...come on. That's a shitty thing to do when it's the woman who has a ticking clock. Anyway it's been like a year and a half and I'm still mad so make of that what you will.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I remember reading one of her interviews where she said she wasn't against having children but was really into putting the relationship first before it.

So I felt bad for her when bam he comes out with a pregnancy not that long after his rehab stint. He and Olivia ain't shit for that.

[my_moloko]

Exactly! If they were just dating and there was no pregnancy I wouldn’t have cared nearly as much but the whole situation is so tacky.

Not only that but it’s well known that when dealing with addiction they tell people to avoid big life changes and jumping into new relationships. So in the span of a year he got divorced, went to rehab, knocked someone up and became a father. How is that giving himself a stable healthy environment to stay sober? NGL I wouldn’t be surprised if he relapses at some point.

[genbu_no_miko24]

and God forgive me but it sounds like the pregnancy was a bit of suprise~ cause I don't think he really was into the idea of fatherhood. I never watched his specials but I've seen clips and I think~ he did seem serious about not wanting it.

LOL BOY DID HE SLIP!

But I feel more sorry for her because in her position I'd be a raging storm. I know ontd made fun of her IG posting but lol he just humiliated her in front of the world stage....I'd be a mess too going through the motions.