In today’s society it’s unclear as to what a perfect relationship actually is. Should we be courting the same way our parents did? Or are the new rules of dating a better phenomenon? Relationships nowadays tackle a whole new set of problems. Modern couples struggle with things like finding a place to live or deciding between starting a family or pursuing a career. It seems that happily ever after is slightly more difficult to achieve, could this be down to social media? Here are the differences between modern relationships and your parent’s relationship.
They’d meet unexpectedly and get that “love at first sight kind of feeling”. Or they’d get the “I’d like you to leave me alone now kind of feeling.” This still happens in today’s world, but with social media taking over its now much easier to drop into someone DMs.
“Hey what’s up” (Usually at 1 am) this is how people hit you up in 2018. Sometimes it’s even somebody you’ve never met before. They decide to speak to you based on a few pictures they’ve seen on Facebook or Tinder. It’s all about looks now, leaving no room for that spark you feel when you really connect with somebody.
People didn’t really have cars back then. You had to walk or take a bus, some would take two trains and a bus just see their crush.
I mean, if there really fit I might change it to five miles, but they’ve got to be special! I drive, but it’s still too far.
This was outright disrespectful. Sleeping next to one another was not a thing, back then you slept in the spare room or went home.
Your probably can’t afford it unless you both have really good jobs.
They would walk to the nearest telephone box and dial, they’d pop twenty pence coins into a machine and watch anxiously as the minutes ticked away. What’s more romantic than a few precious minutes on the telephone? How eager would you be to make that conversation count?
Most people nowadays have a smartphone with them at all times. You can talk whenever you want. You spend all day texting, by the time you actually see each other you’ve already exhausted half of the topics of conversation.
The men asked for permission, they spent time saving money for that one special day when they could marry the love of their life.
It’s not as important as it once was, people are prioritising differently. Most people would rather focus on saving money to buy a house or they’d rather just enjoy themselves and go on a few nice holidays rather than waste money on one day.
They seemed to meet at a young age, during or just after school. A lot of them are still together today. My parents just recently celebrated their 25th anniversary.
It delivers a temptation that is always there. Weather that’s porn or an old friend contacting you out the blue on social media, this causes disruption in your relationship.
It was always the guy would pursue the girl, pay for dates and to propose.
A woman would not be judged if she asked a guy out on a date. It’s no longer a requirement that the guy gets the bill. Today, you are would be more likely to split the bill, this is probably down to feminism, women have ruined this for themselves.
The woman was to stay at home and look after the kids whilst the man was to be the breadwinner.
Most people will decide who makes the most money and the lesser will stay at home because it’s financially sensible. There are no gender rules involved anymore.
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