13 Subtle Ways to Get Your Dude to Become the Instagram Boyfriend You’ve Always Wanted

Written by Niharika Nayak, BA (Media & Communication)  • 

You’ve been dating your boyfriend for some time now, and the two of you are pretty much head over heels for each other. There’s only one tiny issue. His gram’ game sucks. And we mean grainy, blurry and poorly planned pictures. Of course, it would be totally superficial for you to kick him to the curb simply because of this, but you can subtly use these tricks to help him get the hint. Read on to find out how you can get your boyfriend to help boost your gram game and pick up a few tricks on how to improve his own:

1. If You’ve Gotten A Haircut Keep Playing With Your Hair And Twirling It Around Till He Gets It

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Men often have a hard time registering new changes in the people around them and need some gentle nudging for them to notice any changes. Since you probably spend a kidney’s worth of cash on your haircut, you’d probably want to show it off on your gram. Obnoxiously playing with your hair consistently will most definitely get his attention and get him to at least snap one picture.

2. Pretend Like You’re Struggling To Take A Selfie

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No guy wants to see his damsel in distress. If he sees you struggling to take a selfie, he will most likely take a picture for you. Little does he know that every woman is born an ace at taking selfies.

3. Express How Envious You Are Of Your Friends Candids 

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It doesn’t matter that you just followed the girl because you thought she had a cute cat, her boyfriend takes cute candids of her all the time. Subtly mention that you don’t have enough candids on your profile and talk about how you’re losing followers because of it.

4. Take Some Pictures Of Him Too

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Sometimes men like doing things only if you do it to them or for them first *wink*. Take some cute pictures of him, and maybe he’ll feel guilty enough to actually return the favor and take some nice ones of you as well.

5. Mention How Much You Live For Instagram Likes

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If this doesn’t work out well for you and he accuses you of being superficial, get into a long factually backed debate about analytics and how important they are to amp your social standing amongst the Instagram community (girls gotta make that dough, right?)

6. Keep Vomiting The Proverb “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” Into Your Conversations At least 15 Times

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If he still doesn’t get the hint then we’re afraid you might not have chosen the sharpest tool in the shed. No worries, though. You can always hand him your phone camera, look menacingly into his eyes and say “A… Picture… Is…Worth… A… Thousand… Words,” until he finally gets the hint and takes your picture.

7. Pick A Dramatic Pose And Freeze

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There’s nothing guys love more than turning their loved ones into memes. So take a page out of Madonna’s song, Vogue and strike a pose. If his meme game is truly extraordinary, he will definitely start snapping away.

8. Bring Up Candid Pictures Your Past Friends/Lovers Have Taken Of You

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No, we don’t mean bringing up pictures your ex-boyfriend took of you. He might have been the best photographer in the world, but he’s your ex for a reason. Maybe you can show your current flame a picture he took and refer to your ex as something ominous like “The One We Do Not Speak Off”.

9. Sigh Dramatically And Say “Wish My Mom Could See This Sunrise”

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Hand him your phone and strike a pose as we mentioned in point number seven. He’s bound to find you cute and take a picture.

10. Mention Your Photography Expectations On Your Tinder

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Must be six feet tall, talkative, a gym rat, PHD graduate and put “Daboo Ratnani” to hint at photography skills. If he finds these expectations too unrealistic, remind him that this is what he signed up for.

11. Go Art Critic Mode And Bring Up How Instagram Is The Greatest Expression Of Art In Our Time

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Sometimes men are so far away from reality that they don’t realize how much money you can make by putting “Instagram Influencer” in your bio. Sure you barely have a thousand followers, and most of your pictures consist of what you eat, but hey, you’re getting there.

12. Ask Him If He Noticed Your Earrings Were New

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Considering that he’s pretty much blind to these kinds of things, it’s a smart idea to make him feel guilty about not noticing it and then asking him to take pictures of it so he can remember this critical life lesson.

13. If You’re On A Romantic Date, Walk Around The Restaurant And Offer To Take Pictures Of Other Couples

If You're On A Romantic Date, Walk Around The Restaurant And Offer To Take Pictures Of Other Couples
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Don’t forget to add some ‘Oohs’ and ‘Aahs’ as you do so. Lest the other couples think you’re some major creep who shoots pictures of strangers during their personal or private moments. Also, make a big deal about sending it to them asap so they can get their gram game looking fabulous and fly. Even if your boyfriend doesn’t get the hint, at least he’ll learn the importance of Instagram timeliness.

In all seriousness, this article was written with a humorous intent, and we would never recommend using passive-aggressive tactics to get your man to take pictures of you. However, if you genuinely need to amp up your Instagram game, start taking pictures yourself or befriend people who own DSLRs.

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