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Yeager San Nigeria
Student @ University of Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria
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In Relationships 1 min read
What is love?
<p>Love in this generation is strange because people have more ways to connect than ever before, yet many feel less secure in relationships.</p><p>A lot of modern love is shaped by three things:</p><p>endless options,</p><p>fear of vulnerability,</p><p>and performance.</p><p>People can meet hundreds of others online, so commitment sometimes feels “replaceable.” Instead of asking “Can we grow together?”, many ask “Could there be someone better one swipe away?” That mindset quietly weakens attachment.</p><p>At the same time, people want deep connection but are terrified of being hurt, controlled, embarrassed, or abandoned. So they protect themselves by acting detached:</p><p>“Don’t catch feelings too fast.”</p><p>“Match energy.”</p><p>“Act nonchalant.”</p><p>“Never care more than the other person.”</p><p>The problem is that love cannot grow where two people are constantly managing appearances instead of being honest fr. I love love, I love falling in love, but whats the point really if we're just gonna get cheated on and treated like shit?</p><p>     I remember dating this girl a while back, she started giving me attitude out of the blue, I tried to talk to her she kept pushing me away, I finally got her to crack and she said "the relationship is getting too calm, we're supposed to be having problems and fights".</p><p>    Honestly, I couldn't believe what I'd just heard, you mean all this while I was beating myself up for nothing and she just wanted us to have issues?</p><p>   Well, one week later she started seeing other people, I found out the hard way.</p><p>    I guess nice guys do finish last.</p>

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