Do you feel humiliated when you see the illusion of two human beings being into each other as if they inhale and exhale love? Is it contributing towards fetishism and are you achieving semblance out of what is supposed to be your leisure time? Well, in that case, you aren’t alone and here are a few signs that your relationship is intimidated by social media.
Past is a mud pool – how often is it that a text message from your ex partner or ex-crush flushes back the memories which makes you question your present? Even though you might have no intentions of connecting back, a text or even a picture you bump into on your explore page makes you ponder upon unrealistic scenarios. What if you hadn’t met your current partner? Even though you might be satisfied, it makes you think twice whether you have made the right choice or should you consider a breakup.
Are blondes and exotics your temptations? – Social media gives us an opportunity to connect with people from all across the globe but what if you are constantly tempted to cheat on your partner because you find them alluring. For your guilt and mental satisfaction you might convince yourself of a fantasy, but imagine how insecure it makes your partner feel. They are constantly compared to different people and trying to change themselves to satisfy the illusion of your reverie.
Emotional mountains and bumps – Consuming social media and putting your partner out there on the platform creates unnecessary and unwanted fights which disturbs both the person and distances them from each other. Constantly posting everything, taking cute pictures for the gram, doing activities only because it is worth the clout, distances you away and there are constant fights between you two, to what should be made public for the people and where the lines of intimacy should be drawn.
Sex is hampered – we understand that for spice, sexting and photo sexting is a common medium where couples engage themselves in. But what if you aren’t aroused when your partner touches you? This is one of the major complains that the couples go through because the pictures are taken from a flattering angle, using soft blur to soften the stretch marks, using filters which camouflages your partner into what they don’t actually look like and gives a false hope that they actually look like this 24/7 which is impractical but still our minds somehow convince us.
If you find yourself or your partner in a similar situation, do not be threatened but instead spend time communicating rather than constantly changing facebook relationship status from – it's complicated to being single again.
- Pooja Singh