How to check if your boyfriend has a NSFW Reddit

If your boyfriend spends an hour in the bathroom every night scrolling on his phone, he's probably not just reading the news. Reddit is known as a forum site, but it's also one of the easiest ways for men to access massive amounts of hardcore, amateur adult content completely for free. A Pew Research study from 2024 found that 58% of adults say phone privacy has caused relationship conflict, and secret apps like Reddit are a huge part of the problem. Here is how to figure out what he's actually doing on there.

Check for the burner account

Open the Reddit app, tap his profile icon, then tap his username. A dropdown reveals any secondary accounts he created specifically for anonymous NSFW browsing.

The most common thing guys do on Reddit is create two separate accounts. They have their main profile for video games, news, and memes. Then they create a completely anonymous burner account that is subscribed only to NSFW subreddits. If you have his phone, open the Reddit app. Tap his profile picture in the top right corner. Then, tap his username. A dropdown menu will appear. If there's a second profile listed there, switch to it immediately. That's usually where he's hiding it.

Look at his actual history and upvotes

Go to his Reddit profile, tap History, and filter by Upvoted. Men commonly upvote explicit posts to bookmark them, revealing exactly what content they consume.

If you are in his account, you can see his exact footprint. Tap his profile picture and go down to 'History'. This will show you exactly what posts he has clicked on recently. More importantly, you can switch the filter at the top from 'Recent' to 'Upvoted'. Men often upvote amateur clips or pictures so they can go back to them later. This list will show you exactly what he's into.

Check his custom feeds

Reddit lets users group subreddits into Custom Feeds. Check the communities tab and scroll past normal subscriptions to find curated adult content playlists he built.

Reddit allows you to group different communities together into 'Custom Feeds'. A lot of men use this to build personalized adult playlists. On the app, go to the communities tab at the bottom. Scroll down past his normal subscriptions and look incredibly closely for anything labeled 'Custom Feeds'. If he has one filled with adult content, you've found what you're looking for.

Look in his saved posts and comments

Check his profile's Saved section for bookmarked explicit content. Also review his Comments section to see if he is actively messaging or complimenting adult creators.

Just like upvoting, tapping the 'Save' button is a way to bookmark content. Go to his profile and tap 'Saved'. If it's full of explicit pictures and videos, nothing else needs to be said. Also, check the 'Comments' section on his profile. Is he leaving messages on adult creators' posts? Is he complimenting other women online? The Gottman Institute found that secret adult consumption is a top-5 predictor of relationship breakdowns, especially when the partner is actively engaging and commenting.

The reality of Reddit porn

Reddit adult content feels more personal than traditional sites because it features real amateur creators, often local, posting genuine selfies with direct interaction enabled.

A lot of women find Reddit porn to be worse than traditional tube sites because it's so personal. These are often amateur girls, sometimes even people in his own city, posting real selfies. If you find out he's using Reddit this way and it makes you uncomfortable, you have every right to feel that way. You don't have to convince yourself that it's 'just an app'.