The Gen Z Guide to Love
We belong to the ‘replied to your story’ kind of love.
Where at the end of shared playlists a tender hug awaits,
We belong to the ‘tagged you in a meme’ kind of love,
Hoping that the algorithms align our fate.
We belong to the ‘Taylor Swift hits different’ kind of love,
Where every beat and every lyric feel like a signal from above,
We flex on TikTok and simp over our crush’s post on the ‘Gram.
Oh and the candle night dinner dates?
Well, they have been replaced by Netflix and Chill and some Spotify jam!
We belong to the ‘maintaining our snap scores’ kind of love,
Falling asleep on late-night calls and making memories we’ll always think of.
We go on some casual delulu trips
and tally our situationships
We are forever caught in the dance of likes and emojis
Losing track of time as we scroll through countless feeds and stories.
We belong to the kind of love where holding a hand and sleeping under the stars seems a lil too extra,
We’d rather swipe right and left, and fill our chats with hesitations and flirtations because we belong to the
Text-era
So let’s swipe and ghost,
Smile and post,
And slay on that popular trend
Until that true love slides into our DM
Read this article in New Perspectives, WSUP’s Magazine Print edition
