I've been having a think about this question for some time now, so I thought it was about time I blogged on it. I'm sure many girls reading this will agree with me when I say the rise in purchases such as the "BlackBerry" mobile phone, and social networking sites such as the infamous "Facebook.com", has resulted in romance slowly, but surely dying. It may seem a little exaggerated, but let me just spell it out for you.
I'll begin with the BlackBerry. Now this is something I can really relate to, since I have one myself. True, the BlackBerry is practical and means one can easily keep in contact with someone, however, the main feature of the BlackBerry (which is BBM), means that there is no longer any need for oral communication. Since when did I become someone who didn't enjoy talking on the phone with a guy that I like into the wee hours of the early morning? As a 16/17 year old, I loved that! Now it's all "ping me" or "bb me", what the hell. I get 1500 minutes every month and I swear there's always bare minutes left over. Why? Coz I'm constantly pinging people. And people are constantly pinging me. You can't catch a break babes. Whenever I get moved to it's no longer "Excuse me miss, what's your name? Can I get your number?". No. It's "Yo sexy, what's your BB?" I mean, WHAT THE HELL. There's even a song about it. Look, check out Poet's Corner on Youtube. Even he talks about how the rise in BlackBerrys is one of the main reasons for break-ups (a little far-fetched I must admit), but if that is the case, it's because it's killing romance. Real talk. It's only recently I've started talking to a guy and it doesn't involve us "pinging" each other. And what smacks it is we both have BlackBerrys. It's a really nice feeling when you actually take the time to talk to someone face-to-face, or over the phone. You learn so much more about them, and about the person they are. It's just so much more romantic. I for one, love romance and the rejection of my BB and it's Personal Identification Number is the the first step towards me embracing it. If we all rejected BBM and went back to the old school, I am almost certain that we'd be more willing to talk to someone and get to know them on a level, rather than dealing with a few Wagwan's and Wuu2's on flippin' BBM. It's gonna quickly fade out and before you know it, you're deleting them as a contact before actually getting to know this person - on a level. I'm just saying.
So next I'm gonna talk about the infamous social networking site that is Facebook. We're all on there, we all have an account and we're all guilty of asking that one person we've just met and got along really well with to "add me on Facebook!". Whatever happened to "Can I get your number?" WHAT THE HELL. I mean. Not that I've never been one to even give out my number, but I know you can understand where I'm flamin' coming from. With social networking sites now being so popular, there's no need to go out and find your future husband/wife, it's all online! Once you click that "Add as Friend" button, within seconds you can know everything about that person (assuming they accept the request). You can find out their DOB, their marital status (giving you the green light to move in), their hobbies and favourite things even who their siblings are. I mean, with Facebook, there is no mystery. All you need to know is simply given to you. What kinda lifestyle is that? Listen, Facebook is KILLING romance. I said it earlier, and I'm gonna say it again. You no longer hear the words, "I like you" from the guy you're interested in, instead, you receive a "poke". Gone are the days when you meet someone randomly and out of the blue. Instead, the random has chosen you at random, and is randomly adding you on Facebook. You can't catch a flamin' break!
I truly believe that such gadgets and websites should be rejected. In a world where everything around us is constantly changing and improving, it's almost as if one's "getting to know him/her" has to be rushed in order to keep up with the speed in which everything else surrounding us is developing. However, I believe it is important to hold on to some tradition - and I believe romance should be one of them. There is no need to rush romance. Romance should be enjoyed as it is such a beautiful thing. As I was talking to my Mum about this matter this evening, she said, "I believe your Dad and I's generation was probably the last to really embrace romance". And it's true. It's sad to think that romance is dying, however, I do believe that romance can be revived. All I'm saying is the BlackBerry and Facebook will not help anyone who is trying to redirect themselves onto the road towards romance - it will only help them to stray.
Real Talk xo
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