When our parents and our grandparents were growing up, they had chivalry. They had courting and going on dates to get to know each other. They had "going steady," class rings, and varsity jackets to show their loyalty to one another. They had dates at the drive-in movies and milkshakes at the diner. When they were supportive of a friend's relationship, they went on double dates.

Today, when you want to get to know someone, you start "talking." We have casual texting. If you want to get someone's attention, you favorite or "like" their tweet or picture. If you wanted to show off your boy or girlfriend, you put them as your Snapchat story with a heart-eyes emoji. Instead of dates, we have "Netflix and Chill." Now, when you like your friend's relationship, you express that with #RelationshipGoals.

Teenagers today are obsessed with the idea of the perfect relationship. No matter where you go on social media, you’ll find them posting about it, whether it’s leaving comments on famous Instagram couples' pictures or tweeting unrealistic expectations. Young people focus too much on how they want their relationship to be that they don’t pay attention to how it is. What people don’t realize is that there is no such thing as a perfect relationship. Every couple that you see post online faces their own challenges. Trying to meet these #RelationshipGoals is not healthy for your own relationship. If you’re a high school couple, you can not expect your relationship to be the same as popular couples like Alexis Ren and Jay Alvarez.

Many people comment on how social media ruins relationships, and it’s so true. Many couples are so focused on how other people perceive their relationship rather than focusing on how they feel about their relationship. Relationships are between two people, not two people and their entire social media platforms.