He is looking at her with the same stunned expression, wondering how, after pouring his heart out to her, the only thing on her mind is the kind of metal used to make the ring and what other people will think. As terrible as it sounds, a lot of people do this. They forget to cherish simple, meaningful moments because they are busy trying to impress their “enemies.”

Posting has become a lifeline. If it is not on the gram, then it did not happen. Meanwhile, the best moments are the raw, unfiltered ones we share with the people we love. The moments no one else gets to see. Posting on social media is not wrong, but faking real life moments is. There is an unrealistic, unspoken pressure people put on themselves. They post pictures in outfits they return to the store the next day. Like, come on, no one really cares, or maybe we do (just kidding).

A bunch of acquaintances go out to Iya Sikira’s for lunch and make it seem amazing online, like they had the best time and are the closest of friends. Meanwhile, they ended up washing plates for three days because they could not pay the bill. In a way, most of us are guilty. We want to show the best parts of our lives to others, like an apple that looks fresh on one side while the other side is quietly rotting where no one can see