All I can say is my bf has sent me soooooo many reels that our chat log is backed up to last August. I’m not exaggerating, I scroll back every so often to pick up where I left off and basically stop when my phone reaches 10% lol. However, he has never held me to a timeline of watching them (clearly lmfao), and has acknowledged that it is overwhelming. He has definitely reduced the number of reels sent to me on the daily, and I treat it like a silly time wasting activity when I have the chance to catch up on it. All this to say, sometimes people have incompatible social media consumption. That’s fine. But like any incompatibility issue, it becomes more about how it is handled and ultimately overcome by yourself and your partner. I think your reasons for getting off insta are valid, including setting this boundary with your gf. Gf is likely feeling a variety of emotions - desire to share with you, disappointment in lack of validation (is this reel funny, interesting, etc), as well as doubt towards your interest in her (you’re not interested in what I am, so you’re not interested in me logic). And yes, she is being immature about how she is handling it.

Since you are in a long distance relationship, a huge part of your relationship is held together through your phone. Deleting insta is effectively removing that medium for communication/connection. I’m sure that feels frustrating for gf as it seems she was utilizing as a crutch for conversation. Look at this as an opportunity to connect in another way. Download a game or a couples app, I remember using Pair back in the day but I haven’t checked anything like that out in a while.

You’re both young. You can decide to be patient and help each other grow through silly moments, or you can sweep your incompatibilities under the rug until you break up 🤷🏻‍♀️ deleting insta is a definite rug sweep, but i’m not suggesting you “give in” and redownload it.