It is true that as years pass by, generation's ways of thinking are changing and revolving around current trends in society. This phenomenon would also then lead to how relationships work these days, considering that older generations are building the foundation of relationships through friends to friends and communicating only through mails or telephone calls
While the younger generations live in the age of the internet and social media which makes them having relationship problems that are different from the existed generations before. So here you go, some of the modern love problems that our generation is mostly facing.
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Misunderstanding Through Text
Having easy access to the internet helps us communicate with people around us without minding the distance and time difference. This accessibility also helps us to be in touch with our partners all the time without having to meet them in person, which is such a hassle if we're in a Long Distance Relationship. Therefore, texting is one of the best ways to maintain our relationship and keep track of our partner in a matter of seconds, minutes, or hours. But one thing that sometimes happens by constant texting is that we get lost in translation and misunderstand the essence of what our partner means to say. Even slipping the thought of typing cute emojis at the end of the sentence could get some couples into misunderstandings!
Too 'Meddling' Relatives
Introducing partners to the big family is a step that could lead us into a more significant stage of the relationship. Giving the chance to know where they come from and the people who raise and love them dearly will make us realize that our partner trusts us enough to have us introduced to them. Sometimes, we can also seek their help and opinion whenever we're facing problems, be it our personal or relationship problems considering that we might have them as our family in the future. But some cases these days show that letting relatives know too much regarding our relationship could lead us into trouble as they would be too meddling and take too much authority in our relationship.
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Trust Issues by Social Media
Social media is one thing that is hard to cut out from our daily activities as now we live around it too much. We all realize that our partner has their personal space and privacy, especially on social media, and we need to respect them for it. But sometimes, giving them too much freedom and space could lead them to be having a secret affair using platforms that are available for them to use. The thought of our partner texting, stalking, or sending snaps to other people must have often crossed our minds, and that's quite disturbing. Because of this, it is somewhat difficult for us to give them complete solid trust when they're away and alone with their smartphone always on hand.
Inability to Express Yourself Well
Since today's relationships are more inclined towards virtual communication - through texting and video or phone calls, it will somehow distort our real personality. Because most of us are now more active in communicating through social media or any platform virtually, we are consequently experiencing the inability to express ourselves well enough when we're meeting our partner in person since we are used to expressing our feelings and thoughts indirectly.
High Expectations in Love
It's hard to deny that seeing other people's social media showing off their love relationship with cute selfies and cool places they travel often leads us to the inclination that our relationship has to be like that on our Instagram page. Having expectations for our partner is one thing that can't be erased from our mindset. But if we set our expectations too high, and make it look like we have a million-dollar in our pocket and easy access to do the same as what celebrities do, we're just going to end up being disappointed.
And there you have it, some of the modern love problems that most of us often face in this digital era. Do you relate to one of these points?
(DIP/MEL)