What happened to boys telling you they'll pick you up at six and walking up to your door to meet your parents? What happened the days when you didn't have to worry about what girl he has been Snapchatting or who he follows on Instagram? When did dating become all about cute Instagram pictures and based off of relationship "goals" on Twitter?
Dating is truly a lost art in today's society. Dating is now more about impressing other people than loving your significant other. Dates nowadays usually originate online somehow, and the relationship is dependent on social media. Society has started putting more of an importance on looking happy in your relationship rather than actually being happy. We live in a world of dates that consist of "Netflix and chill" and relationships that are complicated for no reason.
Even being in a long term relationship, the internet can still cause problems in it. I constantly hear "Why did you like her instagram picture?", "He shouldn't be your best friend on Snapchat if you're dating me", "Why do you even have the app tinder on your phone?" etc. Social media has created so many unneeded issues in dating nowadays.
Don't get me wrong, the internet can be a great place and I have heard about many successful relationships that have started out on social media, but I would much rather live in a time and place where dating was cherished. Not many people now appreciate a real date. One where the girl is picked up by the boy and the boy is interrogated by her parents. One where he promises to get her home by curfew and gives her a bouquet of flowers. One where they lose track of time talking at dinner because this is when they get to learn about each other, not through text message. One where the boy drops her off and asks for a kiss.
A time and place where love was real and honored. One where you never had to worry about the girls he's showing attention to on Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat/Tinder. One where you were never expected to do things to become "relationship goals," just what you wanted to do to show your partner how much you loved them. One where you didn't have to post a picture every time they did little things for you. One where everything was pretty much private, except for the fact that you two were together.
Dating in this day and age can be tricky because of all the expectations we are surrounded by, but as for me, I would be extremely happy with a boy who appreciated an old-fashioned date as much as I do.
