Just take a minute to look around you, almost everyone is on their phone. I have to admit this; I am just as addicted to my phone like everyone else. Our phones have consumed our lives and we have become dependent on it. We live in a generation where we go and hangout with people but pay attention to our phones more than what’s in front of us.
Can we take a moment and pray for someone to actually ask us on a date, instead of direct messaging us on Instagram or sending us a Snap. I have absolutely hated the fact that this generation uses social media to find love. From Tinder to the thousands of dating sites, it is as if people have given up on actually going out to meet new people. What happen to asking a girl on a date or even calling her? We text each other so much as if we are actually talking to someone. There is even a point where cell phones can ruin a relationship, but that’s a whole different story to get into. Maybe it is just me, but when I get married I do not want to tell people I met my husband on Tinder.
Something that I have seen numerous times that irks my nerves is that fact that people at a restaurant are paying attention to their phones more than the person they are eating with. Why go out to eat with them when you guys are texting other people? It just makes no sense to me. Another thing with cell phones is that we know people from social media but have never really talked to them. It is as if we lack the face-to-face communication. We only know people based of what their Instagram or Facebook says. I want someone to talk to me to get to know me. You don’t really know someone based off social media; you know them by hanging out and getting to know them. Physically interaction is what builds a healthy relationship. Our cell phones have got in the way of that.
Don’t get me wrong; I don’t hate cell phones. They are a great way to communicate efficiently and fast with others. It helps us keep in touch with friends and family that live far or even people across the world. It also keeps us up to date with the latest news and events that are going on around us. I just think that our generation has taken it a step further to where we feel as if our phone is our baby. We can’t go anywhere without it and have to pay attention to it 24/7. Maybe we can just take that step back to where we don’t rely so heavily on it, and pay attention to what is in front of us, maybe then will we realize the benefits of face-to-face communication.
