I have learned a lot more about love from my parents over the years than I expected I would. They treat each other with respect, always work out their problems, and love each other no matter what. They go to church together, watch the news together every night, and go on dates to new restaurants they have never been to. My mom still laughs at all my dad's jokes, and my dad still holds my mom's hand. My parents started dating right after high school, got married, raised me and my four siblings, and now we are all grown up and moving out, but they still have just as much (probably more) love for each other that they did way back then.
My parents were raised in a completely different generation, one that did not have texting, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, or Instagram. My parents' relationship began based on real feelings for each other and the desire to make each other happy.
In this generation, a lot of relationships are not about real feelings and making each other happy. I graduated from high school in 2014, so I have first hand experience in the technology generation. First of all, no one even really dates anymore. Everyone just talks, has a thing, or hooks up. Girls will settle for boys who just want that one thing from them but treat them poorly, and boys will forever be whining about being put in the "friendzone". Couples fight over text instead of talking in person or picking up the phone. They break up what seems like every five minutes, immediately tweet about it, and cry to their friends about how awful their bf/gf is. They don't try to work out problems; instead, they break up and try to make each other jealous. Girls whine and cry until their boyfriends buy them teddy bears and flowers so they can post about it online, and boys are overly possessive.
In my opinion, relationships should not be about the number of likes on my most recent insta post. My boyfriend doesn't buy me ice cream and take me out to dinner because he wants to impress all of my Instagram followers. I don't get mad at him every time he goes out with his friends or if he hangs out with girls.
