It’s sad how dating has evolved into a game of who looks less desperate, a tug of war where neither doesn’t want to look too keen or too desperate and so no one puts in more effort. Love has been reduced to profile pictures, sloppy captions, statues with fake smiles and moments that were never enjoyed. Conversations and phone calls have been diluted to small talks, texts, lol’s, emojis and late responses are things you come to expect. Self esteem is lost in the anticipation of a response that just never comes in time, we break bit by bit as blue ticks now determine our value, our worth. “SEND NUDES” has become the keywords in relationships because we’ve allowed social media to undress us over and over again, grooming men to love what they see more than what’s truly there; as young women take pride in being “trap queens” and “slayers “of nudity”, underdressing for men that’ll later leave them for the next “yellowbone”, “fresh hun”, “sexy mama”... it goes on! It’s sad how relationships have become a game of proving who is happier or better off without the other... a game where men have no problem belittling girls and disrespecting them in front of their friends just to look “cool”. He has no time for you anymore because “he doesn’t want to get TOO ATTACHED”, the only language he understands is “NUDES”, and he won’t even understand why that might not be okay with you and so when you say no, he’ll reduce your self esteem