This topic makes me cringe.
Social media these days is obsessed with the idea of "relationship goals," and I can't handle it. All my generation wants to do is "like", "swipe" and "message," and honestly, I'm so tired of it. If a guy were to walk up to a girl and say, "I like your outfit. You look very pretty, but there is a hole in your sweater, and I just wanted you to know that," then all hell would break loose. You may be laughing, but it is so true. Nobody knows how to communicate like normal human beings anymore, and it is very irritating. Sometimes if I'm hanging out with friends, I find that we are all sitting there on our phone with occasional discussion but hardly any interaction.
I honestly wish I grew up with my parents generation. They were kicked out of the house in the summer and forced to play outside until the sun came down. Now kids sit inside because they're scared that the WiFi won't reach the trampoline in the backyard. Excuse me, but why do you need a cellphone on the trampoline?
It so irritates me that our generation cannot communicate with each other, and that right there is why our "relationships" (if I can even call them that) are so toxic.
I love old-school relationships. You walk up to a girl/boy that catches your eye in a restaurant then end up talking in the restaurant, which may or may not be followed with a few dates. These days, there's a thing called "talking," which is basically the first stages of old-school dating where you can go out with somebody, but "talking" is an excuse to not stay committed to anyone.
We have to stop waiting for something better to possibly come around the corner tomorrow and embrace today. If we live in the moment, and not on social media trying to be apart of "power couple" trends and goals, then our generation wouldn't be so hated by older souls.
It amazes me that so many people look to social media to try to figure out the trending relationships. We have to get out there and actually meet people instead of liking a picture or two and hoping we get noticed. We should be able to make direct eye contact and converse with anyone, not just be able to retweet somebody else's words to subtweet somebody who did us wrong. Don't take out your anger on social media because really, nobody cares. They only favorite things because they could relate.
We shouldn't be defined by who comments, likes or retweets our feelings, words and thoughts. Expand your knowledge through experience, not through trending topics on the latest fads on social media, because when it all comes down to it, it'll be the real life you who matters, not this fake you that is on social media.
Stop searching for a fake short-term love through the latest trends. Just put yourself out there and you'll learn more. You'll be able to converse with people and you actually might find somebody that is worth your while.
