My partner and I both work in creative fields and we've built our whole online presence around being this inspiring creative couple, but lately we've been struggling in our relationship and I don't know how to be authentic online when the version of us we've curated doesn't match what's actually happening. We're both afraid that being honest will damage our brands but continuing to perform this perfect partnership feels like we're lying to everyone including ourselves.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between authentic self-expression and curated digital identity becomes acute when the performed version of a relationship diverges from lived reality.
“Where Are You with Digital identity and curated self?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.