Love Today

Let’s be brutally honest for a second:

love in this generation is not what it used to be.

Back then, love survived distance, silence, misunderstandings, and even entire wars.

Now, love doesn’t survive a “left on read.”

Earlier, people fought for each other.

Now people fight with each other  and then move on.

Love used to be patient, deep, and slow like a river.

Now it’s fast, flashy, and disappears as quickly as a notification that gets swiped away.

Technology didn’t just make communication easier 

it made replacing people easier, too.

One swipe, one DM, one “hey” from someone new… and suddenly the connection you thought was meaningful becomes optional. Disposable even.

Love went from commitment to convenience.

But the saddest part?

People today chase beauty like it’s the only qualification for love.

Perfect face.

Perfect selfies.

Perfect angles.

Perfect aesthetics.

And while they’re busy chasing the outside, they completely forget something nature has been screaming at us forever:

Beauty is fragile.

Like extremely fragile.

Flowers bloom beautifully, but fall apart in days.

Sunsets look magical, but fade in minutes.

Butterflies are stunning, but live short lives.

Even the most beautiful things in nature don’t last long  because beauty was never meant to be permanent.

But this generation acts like beauty is everything.

People fall in love with bodies, not souls.

With highlight reels, not real lives.

With faces, not values.

They want someone who “looks good,” not someone who stays good.

Earlier generations understood this.

They valued character over appearance.

They fell in love with hearts, not filters.

They stayed loyal even when life was messy, unpredictable, imperfect.

Now?

Someone posts a better selfie and suddenly people forget the person who stayed up for them through their breakdowns.

Love today has become easy to start, easy to fake, and even easier to replace.

But the seriousness  the weight the commitment that’s what’s missing.

And the irony?

People chase beauty without understanding its fragility.

They want something that looks good today, forgetting it might not last tomorrow.

External beauty fades. It's supposed to. That’s nature.

But inner beauty kindness, loyalty, respect, honesty 

that’s the type that doesn’t break so easily.

So maybe the real problem isn’t that this generation can’t love.

It’s that they’re loving the wrong things first.

They choose appearance over depth.

Aesthetic over authenticity.

Momentary attraction over meaningful connection. And until we stop chasing what looks beautiful and start valuing what stays beautiful, love will keep breaking faster than it builds.

Beauty is fragile. Love is fragile.

But choosing with depth? That’s what makes them both survive.

Maybe it’s time this generation stops looking at faces and starts looking at souls.