romantic relationships

one thing is certain: the script is shifting. Being partnered doesn’t affirm your womanhood anymore; it is no longer considered an achievement, and, if anything, it’s become more of a flex to pronounce yourself single.

Women were rewarded for their ability to find and keep a man, with elevated social status and praise. It became even more suffocating when this could be leveraged on social media for engagement and, if you were serious enough, financial gain.

Maybe women are keeping things private because visibility has become a liability. Maybe it’s because public love has started to feel like a setup.

You spend years building a sense of self, becoming the main character of your own feed, and suddenly you’re someone’s girlfriend. The camera pans out. You’re no longer the story, you’re part of one.