

The advent of social media (Friendster in 2002, MySpace in 2003, Facebook in 2004, Twitter in 2006 and Viber in 2010). And yet, despite these “technological” inventions, it did not create significant impact on the social lives of people, especially as it relates to marital and romantic relationships.įAST FORWARD.

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What we have then were cathode ray tube-operated black and white TV with antenna, AM radio, phonograph, tape recorders, and typewriters and only the rich and famous in the community could afford these luxuries. cable television, FM radio, computers, internet, and cell phones. A past generation when the medium of communication (i.e., mails, telephone and telegrams) and the messages conveyed by the parties were truly warm, personal, natural and authentic where courtship was built through time and where patience, understanding and discipline were virtues where marital and romantic relationships were strong and enduring due to trust, devotion, commitment and fealty where people were not consumed at all by mails, telephones or telegrams except only when necessary. Yes, those were the times, the good old days. And before the arrival of text messaging, pre-February 14 was probably the busiest time of the year at the post office mailing our Hallmark cards to our loved ones, and at the telegraph office with gimmicks that include flowers delivered with the short love note, or even a singing telegram service…hahaha Still remember the party lines?…hahaha a time when we wait for people to call us on our home phone the time when people had to walk kilometers or literally cross mountains and rivers just to make a single phone call or have a short message sent via telegram. This was the time when there were no mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, computers, text messaging, email, chat rooms, social media, and internet…the time when having a landline telephone was a luxury.
