The Harsh Reality of Love
Most of us are guarded when it comes to falling in love. At some point, we have been let down in love. It may have even happened more than once; so our guarded stance is not something that happened over night. It was a process; one full of disappointment. It’s a wound that gets stronger every time it heals from being ripped open again. It doesn’t help that we can practically order humans like we can order a pizza. Between all of the dating sites, we feel like we have quite the dessert table spread out in front of us; but in the end they aren’t any that we really like. That’s one of our biggest problems in society. We have easy and instant access to what we think may be better than what we already have. We’re always looking for the next thrill or the next instant gratification; rather than appreciating what we already have standing in front of us. On top of that, we bail without hesitation when it’s not exactly easy to love someone. We just leave. We treat people as if they are disposable; easily waking up and deciding we don’t really love the person that is laying beside us. We don’t value anybody because we can get on OKCupid and find another suitor almost instantly. We don’t want to put in any actual effort. We are the generation that believes sending a, “Good Morning,” text is putting in enough effort. We say romance is dead; and it is. At least the kind of romance that we have imagined up in our heads. Instead, maybe we should redefine our definition of romance. It’s not always standing outside your girlfriend's window blasting a song with your radio. Sometimes it’s as simple as just looking into their eyes during dinner instead of looking at your phone. Maybe it’s something as simple as just holding their hand in the car and squeezing gently when a sweet song comes on the radio.
