Relationship <3 Or In Denial

A relationship is suppose to involve two people caring, supporting, and loving each other.

Modern day relationships are heavily based on social media likes, posts, follows and unfollows.

Sadly this is how many people in relationships express their feelings now.

It appears that couples need social media sites to validate their relationship, to themselves and to the people on their friends list.

I myself love technology and its many uses, but the truth is technology is reducing the amount of actual face to face conversation.

Remember when Mondays and Wednesdays were just simple weekdays?

Now Mondays and Wednesdays are used as “Man Crush Mondays” and “Woman Crush Wednesdays,” which is posting a picture of someone who you find attractive on your news feed.

People are in constant competition with each other, comparing themselves with other couples that “look” like they’re having a better relationship based on the pictures they post.

As I walk through Kendall Campus, I see couples left and right but instead of talking to each other they are on their cell phones.

In the past, when you were on your cell phone it meant you were responding to an important call or text message.

Now its checking email, tweeting about nothing, and posting something you probably should not be posting.

Are they checking who their significant other is texting?

Could they be posting a picture that they know will capture the attention of an ex-significant other?

These are questions that I have and decided to ask one of my classmates.

Anastastia Fraga, 19,a mass communication major, has just celebrated her two year anniversary with her boyfriend.

Fraga stated that social media has both negatively and positively affected her relationships.

Social media has aided her in catching her ex-boyfriend who was cheating on her, and clarified that the relationship was over.

“There has been more bad experiences, than good,” Fraga said.

“I don’t think its bad to express feelings on social media once in a blue moon, theres nothing wrong with showing that you love your significant other,” Fraga said. “However, I do think it should not be every week through social media posts, because it gets annoying.”

There’s nothing like telling someone how you feel in person and the reaction you get from it, Fraga said.

Your relationship should not be posted on social media every week, and I believe it does more harm than good.

Many of these couples that appear to be happy on social media, tend to have the most issues in reality.

Remember to take a break from your phone and look up at the person who you’re in a relationship with.