Love in the Time of Social Media

It is inevitable: for people to fall in love. It has happened over the ages and will continue. What changes is the way of expression. From the earliest of times, people have expressed their love through letters. Then came the age of technology. Telephones and mobile phones burst into the scene. Along with phone calls came the short messages. These were the primary media through which people started professing their love for their partners. And now is the age of social media. Does it really have any impact on the world of the lovers? Has it been able to become the Cupid’s bow for the lovers these days?

Online Relationships Last Longer

Even in this present age, when marriages are falling apart every day, relationships that blossomed online are expected to last longer, says a report from The Telegraph, UK. The world of social media is taking this concept a bit further. It has transformed today’s dating scene and made it easier for people to find their partners.

Even the data speaks for it. According to Social Media Week:

• 10% of the Americans have tried online dating
• One third of all the married Americans met online

Towards a World of Only Social Media Relationships

Let’s look a bit further into the future. A few years from now, there might not be any new lover who would be able to remain oblivious of social media. In fact, this virtual world is likely to have a deep impact on the way love blossoms and transforms into a long lasting partnership. No matter where you are sitting, you can just log on to some of the popular social media websites and check out a guy or a girl’s profile. Thus, you can know his or her choices, likes, and dislikes. This gives you the chance to decide whether you want to meet that person or not.

Finding the Perfect Date

The concept of dating website is not new. But when you want to join a dating website, a new question pops up: why limit yourself to just one site with only a few members? It is true that there is no reason any more to be confined to the sites that have minimum members, especially when you can join one having billions. That’s where social media becomes relevant.The social media websites have numerous members with whom you can connect with ease.And on these platforms, you can find numerous groups for dating as well. 

 There are hundreds of such groups on different social media websites. You can find several likeminded people here and get a much larger option to choose from. As all these groups are meant for dating, you can choose the person you want to go out on a date with.

Love Prevails across Platforms

Be it Facebook, Instagram or any other social media platform, they have always been the perfect platform for love to blossom. There are numerous instances of people getting introduced to one another over the internet and then falling for each other. And of course, there’s the story of that girl who accepted an Instagram marriage proposal. So, with every such incident, social media has grown more and more popular among the young and aged alike to express the love for their partners.

Perfect for Long Relationships
 

Worried about the distance? There’s no reason to be tensed with social media around. It has been noticed that for relationships to thrive across distances, social media is one of the best tools. But for a new relationship, it is better to avoid social media, says online dating guru Julie Spira. According to her, social media ruins the mystery that is attached to a relationship in its first few days.

However, as time passes and the relationship progresses, social media plays an important to role to keep the fire burning.

Social Media Even Beyond the Courtship

Even moving on after the months or years of courtship, it is easy to see how the impact of social media lingers. From the day the wedding is arranged to the moment of marriage, you will find several posts about it on the social media profiles of the love bugs. Besides, it is quite obvious that if you want any picture of the main and the associated events, all you need to do is visit the profile of the lovers. You will find numerous images of the bride and the groom at the event. All these are usually posted on social media by the lovers as well as their friends and families.

In this age of social media, almost nothing remain out of its radar. Not even the myriad human emotions. And love is a major one among them. Although it has remained over the years, yet the advent of social media has been able to give it a completely new dimension. It's really a great feeling to be able to change the relationship status on social media from single to committed. And with every passing day, more and more people are expected to use social media for relationships.

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