Snapchat.
Our generation loves this app. We are constantly posting our current whereabouts, fancy lunches and what is going on at parties. However, it wasn't initially designed for pictures on our stories of our dogs in Christmas hats or our most recent white girl purchase from Starbucks.
No, originally it was designed for the sole purpose of sexting and sending nudes and enabling users to send one to 10-second pictures or videos to anyone on their friends list. However, a lot of individuals seem to forget that just because it goes away in 10 seconds does not really mean it goes away!
That in itself can sometimes get people in trouble, but sadly that isn't one of the only ways it takes a toll. Here are a few reasons why Snapchat is becoming a primary downfall to most relationships.
Snapchat began with the best friends list. If you were to simply tap on any name, you would see the top five people that they had most recently snapped. This means trouble in paradise if you were in a relationship and you were caught snapping someone that wasn't your "bae."
Lord help you if your significant other saw, which nine out of 10 times happened, and low-key everyone else was judging your relationship. Snapchat obviously received word on this issue and got rid of this feature altogether, leaving couples to wonder if their relationship was perfect or a snap away from destruction. Then came the emojis, and well, we all know how that's going (but really, what do they even mean?)
Not only is it bad enough that "best friends" are a thing, chatting is another topic to worry about. Users can chat any of their friends and the conversation as a whole will disappear after a while. This can cause insecurity issues in relationships, and honestly, I understand.
It is never a good feeling to have a reason to start questioning your relationship, and then you begin to draw conclusions and eventually turn it into a big mess. All because you saw that your boyfriend was messaging a girl you don't like. It's all so avoidable!
Last but not least — who has recently viewed your story? Don't try to deny it, folks. We've all sat patiently awaiting a response to a text we never received, only to find out that they've been on their phones the whole time and actually checked our story. Oh, but I'm sure they were just busy or something. They'll respond soon — wrong!
Moral of the story, waiting all day for someone to snap you a picture of a wall with a few measly words on it is meaningless. The constant refreshing of contents to see the "recent updates" for that special person-of-interests videos or pictures to see what they're up to and getting butt-hurt when you discover that they just simply didn't want to invite you to the movies. It's all a vicious cycle.
Us millennials claim we're so good at "getting away" with hiding and pretending behind a screen while on social media. When emotions come into play, we all need to call it quits and not let an app determine our reputation and stature of our relationships.
Don't get me wrong, I have a snapchat and it can be fun sometimes. However, the key to happiness and any relationship starts with honesty, and I just don't think that's what Snapchat is all about!
