Millenial Love & Courtship

My husband and I are talking about how the so-called millenials go about with their romantic relationships in comparison with the baby boomers which include us.

He particularly likes to compare his style of courtship with the new generation. Aside from using the black phone to call me, he also visited me almost daily. Our lives were simpler before and there was not much to do aside from exchanging malagkit na tinginan. He said he bwas also focused on our future life together. Ang mga bata daw ngayon ay hindi focused and hindi pareho nya na intensed because the new generation’s lives are full of other activities. They have more things going for them. Marriage is not a priority and is too overwhelming for them.

Edmund said that since there were no cellular phones and internet in those days, person to person, face to face interactions was the way to connect and communicate.
That led to getting to know each other better and becoming closer. Being physically together and actually making a personal conversation, not texting, makes you more comfortable with each other’s presence. Unlike the new generation now, even if they are together, they text each other across the table. . There is less personal interaction. Kaya daw marriages nowadays only last for a few months.

Couples must be able to sit down and chat and talk about anything under the sun. Talk about your views on certain issues, current events, current tsismis, your life, feelings, work, the sun, the moon, politics, religion, etc.

Marriage is a daily personal interaction. You would be staying under one roof, sharing a bedroom , a bed, a toilet, a plate. You will have problems to tackle, common bills to pay, household chores to do. If you are not in sync, your marriage would only last before the new moon shines.

There were announcements right after the Holy Mass last saturday.

A—–“Tart, merong seminar sa church, umattend tayo– Love, to last a life time”.
E (Kirong)
A—–“Ayaw mo? Why?”
E—–“Tart, 30 years na tayo”
A——“I think we should attend so that our love will last a lifetime”.
E——“it will last a lifetime”.