Well, it seems I haven't posted to this blog in three very long years!
Much has happened in three years, dear reader, much indeed. But, instead of explaining everything to you, because the past is the past, I'm going to kick off the undusting of this blog with a new post that's relevant to today's culture.
In today's society, the youth has created what we call "Man Crush Monday" (MCM) and "Woman Crush Wednesday" (WCW). Essentially, it's a means of displaying via photo someone a person has a particular fondness of. Originally starting as something of fun, such as selecting a celebrity as one's MCM or WCW, society has taken to the phenomenon to a personal level. People are now selecting their significant other as their MCM or WCW, which is fine to an extent because who wouldn't want to brag about their partner from time to time? However, there are some people who are taking MCM and WCW to the much more annoying level of selecting their partner every Monday or every Wednesday. Not only do I feel this is annoying to some, but I also feel that is inconsiderate and very well may even outline a fault in the relationship.
Now, some people will argue that posting pictures of one's partner every week wouldn't be annoying at all, that it's a means of bringing people to congratulate them on their happiness. But let's be real here, after awhile, it gets old. As I mentioned before, MCM and WCW were started as a means of entertainment. When it comes to the people that post their significant other as their MCM or WCW, it's almost as if they feel an obligation to have a MCM or WCW every week. Again, where's the fun? Not only has it been stripped of fun and originality, but it is also repetitive, and no one likes repetitiveness.
On a deeper level, I feel that displaying your significant other repetitively is very much inconsiderate. We all have those friends that are depressed, longing for a lover, disbelieve that love is meant for them, etc. In today's world, social media reigns supreme. Imagine, for a moment, that you're someone who has a low self-esteem, doesn't fit it, doesn't have very many friends, is bullied, and doesn't think that there is anyone out there for them. You're just scrolling through your Facebook News Feed and up pops a photo from one of your friends, displaying she and her significant other on a dinner date. At first, you'd probably say in your head, "They're so cute together." But then, just as luck would have it, your thoughts take a sharp turn and suddenly you're thinking, "I wish I had someone to be cute with. But it'll probably never happen. I'm not attractive enough and no one likes me." So, there you go, you've brought upon your friend a slight case of depression and reminded he or she of how they feel about themselves. Imagine this happening to you possibly multiple times a week, every week. Not a good feeling, huh? Now, I'm not saying not to post one's significant other at all. I just believe that people need to be more considerate of their actions towards other people and post less often their MCM or WCW. Possibly just post when one has hit a milestone, such as a one or two-year anniversary. After all, the only people that need to know of a couple's happiness is the couple themselves.
With that said, I move on to my last point I wish to cover. However, before I do so, I realize that this last point may not be a cause of one's posting their partner as their MCM or WCW every week. I do, however, want to acknowledge it, because it may prove correct in certain situations.
I believe that, in some cases, the cause of one's posting their partner as their MCM or WCW every week may be because of a fault in the relationship. This fault could be various things, and I won't be getting into all of the possible faults. I believe that, to some, posting MCM and WCW every week is more of a means to make their partner happy; to remind their partner that they are happy with them, which is nothing to be scolded about. However, I do not believe that this is the correct method of doing so. To me, it's as if the one posting the MCM or WCW is saying, "I'm not happy enough keeping my relationship to myself," or "I'm not capable of proving my happiness to my partner by myself. I have to post it online every week and let everyone know how happy I am, then my partner will know I'm happy because he or she will see me bragging about it all the time." Can you kind of see where I'm going here?
I'll end my post here by saying that it's nice to have a place to go to in which I can post my thoughts on certain events happening in the world. This was a topic I've been wanting to highlight for quite some time now, and I'm glad I have a place in which I can cover it.
Thank you very much for reading!
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