Drake said it best:

"We live in a generation of, not being in love, and not being together, but we sure make it feel like we're together, cause we're scared to see each other with somebody else."

We are the generation of being a "thing" or "talking." We are the generation of doing everything a couple does, but not having the label of "in a relationship" or boyfriend/girlfriend.

Trying to date as millennials do is not easy.

Sure, there are couples who pull it off and actually have healthy relationships. However, from my perspective, that is not usually the case.

Most of us are scared to commit, or we don't want to be "tied down" because we want to have other options *cough, cough,* f*ckboys.

We make relationships and love so complicated that I don't even know what it means to be in love anymore.

We are too self-conscious in our relationships because we don't want to come off as clingy or crazy, so instead, we put up these walls and in turn, guard our feelings and hurt our potential relationships.

There are many reasons why trying to date as a millennial is difficult, but to name a few:

1. "We're just talking."

Sure you are.

This is basically the worst reason out of all of them because what the f*ck does that even mean?

What you really mean is, "we literally do everything a normal couple does, and we spend almost every waking moment together, but we aren't official because..."

Like, that makes no sense.

2. This so called "thing" could go on for YEARS.

You may not be dating, but, seriously, whatever you want to call your relationship could last months, maybe years.

Then the worst part is that when it ends, which it probably will, you feel like you can't even be sad about it because you never actually dated in the first place.

Even though it was a significant time in your life.

Amazing, honestly.

3. Your friends probably hate them.

And last, but most certainly not least, you friends are like your parents; once you tell them the bad things someone has done to you, odds are they probably hate their guts.

Aside from the awesome confusion of being a "thing" relationship, the chances you will get hurt a million times in the process is inevitable.

So, you tell your friends. Then once everything is good again, your friends still hate them and think you are dumb for giving them another chance (even though they are right.)

Phenomenal, really.

I could write a freaking novel about how relationships as millennials are confusing and an even longer novel on why they suck.

Instead, I will just let my hopeless romantic heart keep the thought of normal relationships alive until we stop this whole "thing," er, thing.

#BringBackDating2017