modern love
I’ve been thinking about Valentines Day and how the changes in our lives have changed the way we love. Think about it. As technology changes our lives, it also changes how we love. 100 years ago lovers wrote letters. 50 years ago they could make phone calls to one another. 20 years ago they could email. Today, texting (even ’sexting’) is the communication du jour.
What does this all mean? In my eyes it means we are becoming more distant from each other, separated by modern conveniences that isolate us in a technology bubble. It appears we have more communication, but in reality the distance between people has grown.
Here is what I propose… This Valentines Day instead of going online and ordering an overpriced dozen roses, sit down and write a letter… and I mean with a real pen and piece of paper. Cook your lover a meal and eat it together, at home where it’s quiet and there are no waiters and other patrons to disturb your conversation and whatever else may follow the meal. Turn off the technology and simply be together. Love is free, and sometimes it needs to be free from modern conveniences as well.
Happy Valentines Day!
Cat