1. "We're not dating, just talking."

You never realize how strange our generation is until you find yourself trying to explain the difference between dating and "just talking" to your mom. According to this generation, dating requires continuous commitment, exclusiveness, and involvement. Dating means going beyond the hooking up, and actually investing time into another person. Our generation is absolutely terrified of this concept. (God forbid we have to take time to learn about someone else, right?) Confusingly enough, we find it more comforting to "talk" to someone for a few weeks that could very easily leave us. I'm not saying we should rush into relationships at rapid fast paces, because dating is a commitment, but I am saying that exclusively being with that one person that makes your heart beat a little faster is something everyone should experience.

2. "I hate people."

I'm still scratching my head trying to figure out how this came about. Somehow, over the past few years, it's become attractive to hate people (???) We see thousands of tweets and hear hundreds of people "jokingly" proclaiming how much they hate people. We all laugh and think nothing of it, but it's actually quite upsetting. How did the idea of loving people, despite the flaws that irk us, get replaced with hatred. Not to get technical, but if everyone hates everyone then there's something wrong with each and every one of us. (In simple terms: no one is perfect so cut people some slack!)

3. "Kim K is goals"

Nothing against you, Kim, but I love to imagine a world where outward appearance and large amounts of money are not a top priority. The world could change drastically if we began to realize that being rich didn't equate to happiness. For once, our focus would shift off of material goods. People would follow their heart's desires and focus on leading a content life rather than having the best of everything.

4. "203 likes? This is a new record!"

Just to get this out of the way, the amount of likes on Instagram will never mean anything. Ever. Of course, it's great that your followers like your pictures. After all, that is the point of Instagram, right? But on the flip side, too many times do we associate "likes" with self-worth, and those two concepts have no correlation. Self-worth can never be measured by factors outside of our own beliefs. We need to stop investing so much of our time and energy into checking our Instagram stats. To be honest, it really just does not matter that your cousin's neighbor you barely even know liked your selfie.

5. "Wait, what did you say?"

We've been so glued to our cell phones that we don't even notice we missed half of the conversation at the dinner table. We're all guilty of this one. Texting has become such an easy way to communicate ideas with each other. Unfortunately, because of this, we lack the personal face to face connection that is incredibly valuable in creating long-lasting relationships between friends, family, and partners. We're all so consumed by the technology of today's times and it's beginning to take a toll on each and every one of us.

Truly, my intentions aren't to bash this generation. (I mean, I am a part of it.) I believe this generation is full of potential. It's simply that our potential is hidden beneath easily restorable flaws that go unnoticed.