IS DIGITAL ROMANCE WORTH?

BY APARNA MUKHERJEE

igital romance is escalating these days. Teenagers as well as adults are more into social media. People meet strangers on Whatsapp or Facebook. Time was when people used to fall in love while meeting a person. Nowadays, there is no need to meet people for falling in love. You send a friend request to a stranger on social media and then knowing each other starts

Through messages on social media, it has become easier to fall in love To know a person in a better way, you invite your person to share video calls or voice messages If you are away from each other, love still exists through video calls No matter how far you are from your loved one, you have video messages to share

Within a tap, you can talk and see your loved ones over video messages You have no time to meet, you know you can meet him or her through video calls You have forgotten to wish for your anniversary No worries Wish your loved one Happy Anniversary on the voice call You have come to attend a conference and you do not want to skip your dear one's birthday Why worry when video calls are there for your service It is impossible to start a day without Whatsapp Wish Happy Birthday to your dear one and cut a yummy cake on your loved one's behalf over video calls on Whatsapp

Is digital love a boon? Yes To an extent, it is To make up for something, you rely on digital messages Counting too much on the digital world is not good. It is necessary to meet your dear one in person. Digital love is transient. It gives you happiness for a short while. The happiness you feel after meeting a person is out of this world. Conversing your loved one face to face makes you feel close to your person. No matter how long the conversation is over the phone calls or over video messages, it cannot appease you the way you get satisfaction from having a one-onone conversation.

Expressing your love via chats sounds technical, isn't it? It is a different feeling altogether when you hear romantic sentences from your loved one You feel even more special when you receive a bouquet of roses from your loved one Getting bouquets of roses on social media does not make you feel special Although digital romance is on a rage in the present times, it cannot complement real romance Sharing your feelings over texts or talking about your feelings over phone calls is nothing wrong One should not make a habit of digital romance Let your feelings be expressed in front of your beloved Make time to meet the someone you are madly in love with

Depending too much on digital romance will cripple your love. Let your love make your loved one realize how much you mean to him and her. Spending time over chats for hours will not help grow your relationship. Instead, spend time with your loved one by meeting him or her directly.

In a few words, Aparna defines a woman who beholds high aspirations and firmly believes in expanding her horizon She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from Mumbai University By profession, she is an Executive Content Creator Her poems got published on the Indian Literature website named Facestory Currently, her stories and poems get published in various anthologies published by the eminent Reflection Magazine and in the renowned digital magazine, Storizen She has received many certificates in the field of writing She is bestowed with Indian Global Award 2022 and has been felicited with a medal in the Tagore Literature Festival 2022 by Literoma Her poem got published in the Romance And Compendium book at the Tagore Literature Festival In 2022, she is again bestowed with the Women Achiever Award by Literoma In 2023, she is again conferred with the prestigious award, Tagore Literature Award 2023, where she is bestowed with a trophy and a certificate. Her world revolves around creativity and writing. She wishes to make her mark in the literary world, hoping to leave an indelible imprint on the readers' minds.