In today’s world dating has become child’s play; finding another person is always an option, thanks to numerous dating apps, and everything seems temporary. So, being in a relationship is actually tough work. However, we’re all dumb enough to find validation on the internet and that, my friend, can be a very toxic habit. We’ll give you a few good reasons why.
Firstly, the internet understands nothing of your relationship yet we try and seek solutions to our problems on it. When we see the cute pictures of an Instagram-official couple, you wonder what went wrong with you–the answer is nothing. We just got too dependent on the internet, goddamnit. Here are a few other ‘goals’ that have found much hype on social media but aren’t really even that important.
Disclaimer: Whichever couple does choose to indulge in these, it’s your choice though. Don’t be brainwashed into thinking that it is needed for perfection, that’s it.
1. Becoming Instagram-official
Posting cute photos of you and bae is fine. Getting mad if he or she does not post cute photos of you guys is where we let the internet take over our lives. You can choose not to make it a milestone moment in the relationship.
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2. Celebrating anniversaries
There might be couples who genuinely want to celebrate their day of meeting or getting together. However, it is also largely a marketing scam hyped by benefiting companies to ensure that couples are hooked to buying gifts and planning grand gestures using their goods and services.
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3. Giving elaborate gifts
The same logic applies to this one as well. Gifts are great and all–they’re sweet gestures. Yet sometimes we find ourselves angry because our partners have not given us a gift in a long time solely because all of social media has convinced us that it is something that is expected. Through movies and shows, we believe this one is needed.
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4. Finding your ‘soulmate’ and not settling for anything less
The expectation that there is someone out there who is a perfect fit for you and that you should not spend your time and effort to make any other relationship perfect is bogus. We’ve been brainwashed into believing that absolute perfection exists but that’s only based on how much you want to make that to be.
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5. Fighting is bad
Although it is natural for every couple to have arguments, the internet and social media has managed to convince us otherwise. No wonder we start getting panicky anytime the frequency or intensity of the fight increases–even if it is extremely short-lived.
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