Maybe Social Media Changed the Way We See Love
I sometimes feel like social media has complicated the way we view love. Somewhere along the way, we started believing that if our partner doesn’t say certain things, act a certain way, or meet every expectation, then maybe they don’t truly care.
We scroll through other people’s relationships and begin measuring our own against highlight reels, wondering if we’re somehow doing love wrong. Without realizing it, we start expecting perfection. We test people, overanalyze every action, and focus on the little things they did or didn’t do forgetting that they’re human too.
And when difficult seasons come, many of us immediately think something must be broken because we’ve been taught that “real love shouldn’t be hard.” Of course effort matters, and healthy love shouldn’t feel like suffering. But sometimes I wonder if people are in love with a person or simply with the idea of being in love.
We also spend so much time believing we need to become more attractive, more successful, more acceptable to finally deserve love. But the right person won’t make you feel like you have to reshape yourself to earn their affection. They’ll see every part of you, including your flaws, and still choose you.
Being with someone who truly loves you won’t feel like carrying a burden. It’ll feel like coming home. And maybe the most beautiful part is that through their love, you slowly stop hiding pieces of yourself and become the person you were always meant to be before the world convinced you that you had to be someone else to be accepted.