When it comes to the price that
relationships have had to pay, in the upsurge of technology that we have
witnessed in the recent years, some things are pretty obvious.
Social media has
significantly changed how we nav
igate love. We log on to Facebook, Instagram
and the likes to get dope on prospective lovers, and to keep a check on them.
Not only this, we also seek validation for our relationships online.
Someone
once said, if it’s not on Facebook, it’s not real.
But, the impact of
tech on love runs deeper than information sharing, or withholding. Appearances
have become more important over authenticity. The image we project on social
media is closer to what we would like to be, than what we actually might be.
We
want to be seen and heard in a certain way, and we don’t hold back from using
all sorts of filters for the purpose. We constantly compare ourselves, and our
lives, to the people we see online. It would be naive to think that this has no
bearing on our personal lives. This gap stirs insecurities, and the sense that
we are not good enough.
This has taken away
the incentive to cultivate deep emotional connections. If you’ve had your heart
broken, why should you heal it if you’re getting laid anyway, right?
Those of us who are in
a relationship, are now constantly connected. Having a mobile phone means that
you are always accessible. While this has its benefits, there’s a flipside as
well. Such availability means that we don’t get the space or time to miss our
partners, and let love foster. If someone takes more than two hours to
reply to a text, we hold it against them. Sure, not taking too long to reply is
a part of modern day dating etiquette. But, would it be too out of line to
think that this is one of the reasons we get bored of relationships so
quickly?
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