My boyfriend and I have been together for two and a half years. There is always these memes around the internet that state "If he does not post pictures of you are you even in a relationship?" "Get yourself a guy that will post cute pictures of you" Basically a handful of desperate girls stating that relationship goals are just that the guy has to type long paragraphs about how much he loves his girlfriend. Do people think that the most important part of a relationship is to show off that they are in a relationship? Has social media changed the standards for what you have to do to be in love? My boyfriend and I are not like the Internet hype. We don't care if the other isn't always posting pictures of us. That does not define our relationship.

My boyfriend and I know we care about each other without having to tell the world we are doing. The way we know we care about each other is for the love we share and the things we do for each other. I don't feel the need to post every time we have a date night or every time I get to see him. I don't always have to post about the special things he does for me because sometimes those things just remain more special if the world does not know about it. He knows I appreciate him by a simple thank you and the way I respect him. Some of the best moments him and I shared are special because only we have the memories of what happened. We only show what we choose to show. I'm not hiding my relationship or covering up something, If somebody wanted to know something about how my boyfriend treated me I will always be honest. The truth is he is my best friend and he treats me like a princess. We love to be together and we have endless inside jokes. Our bond is so much more than having to show everyone on social media. So what if we don't post a picture on our anniversary or birthday? Or write on each other walls? Well we don't need to because We call each other to say it directly to each other, and then go out and celebrate when we are together. The world doesn't need to see everything we do. We have a bunch of crazy stories and memories good and bad, that is what makes a relationship. A relationship should be everything you share with that one person.

In any relationship what you post or don't post is up to you. Stop thinking your significant other does not care about you just because they don't post about you. You should already be able to tell if they care or don't care judging by their actions towards you. Our generation needs to stop defining relationships by the validation of social media.