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To us millennials, social media has become part of our life-package and ceased to be the mere privilege and a means of social connection it ought to be. While social media has the potential to beautify our day-to-day relationships, it also has the ability to cause great damage, particularly in our relationships. Social media can become an addiction. Frankly, I am on Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook throughout the day, partly because I am a blogger and need to stay abreast but the other part of me just loves seeing newsfeeds and stories from various people (some I don’t even know in person). I am curious about their lifestyle and how they spend their time which got me realizing that this can be a hazardous place to be. One minute you’re looking at the #ManCrushMonday hashtag on Instagram, and the next moment you take your eyes of the screen, it’s three years later, you’ve suffered a major heartbreak and you’re lonely despite the endless friend-lists or the infinite scroll

You have probably heard the phrase “Think outside the box!” or came across the phrase in literature at least once in your lifetime. The expression has become a mantra frequently quoted in various institutions with the intention to encourage imaginative thinking, creativity and innovation. We have been subjected to a comfort zone characterized by familiar and linear routines which “boxes” our minds. I have always wondered, why think outside the box? Then I came across a quote that read “there are many ways to kill a cat” and then I thought to myself “that’s it.” We have to realize the importance of breaking through the status quo and the decades-old approaches to life, problem solving and strategizing thus this article’s primary intention. Resolved, one has to think outside the box because there are many ways to kill a cat. Inside the box which are the different societies we live in, there are set norms for us to believe from a tender age such that we cannot act or think contra

Socialization can be anything from being good, necessary, to being evil depending on what each individual or institution perceive. As in the words of the famous or infamous Adolf Hitler: “through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and vice versa to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise.”- Adolf Hitler. The aggravated absent mindedness people suffer from as soon as they get online, as they get sucked into a world of sublime lies, fabrication and fantasies; reminds me that socialization has ceased to be a matter of where one comes from but what one is exposed to. With media taking over almost every little remains of what was once called culture, culture itself is no longer of significance. I do not seek to anciently react to how people dress, talk or eat but my primary concern has always ascended when people start living a lie which I’ve coined “the new millennial cancer.” I realized that anyone an

‘For these and other days, I express regret for the complications I have instigated in your hearts and minds.’ – Lord Vito Relationships nowadays have lost value and meaning, leaving a trail of heart-breaks and hatred as it were. Friendship is no longer a golden-tie, love is meaningless, relation-ships are beginning to sink and the life jackets are deflated as it were, leaving a few survivors if any. Love is maturing into stressful lives, unsolved mysteries, and heated arguments. Unforgettable pasts are starting to creep into healthy relationships thus weakening their immunity to third parties and interference from uninvited guests. Our partners’ friends of the opposite sex have become nothing but potential rivals. Relationships nowadays are for nothing more than convenience. Nine out of ten times, the guy/girl we’re told not to worry about becomes our successor after we’re dumped, our instincts are almost right but we ignore the truth for temporary happiness.

As I look back on my previous relationships, I realize and acknowledge that I’m no angel when it comes to breakups. I’ve had my fair share of, deleting all the pictures, throwing away gifts, throwing tantrums, emotional breakdown, thwarting and changing cliché Instagram & Facebook captions. But as I reflect on my life (as I do so every sleepless night), I begin to realize my life is the way it is because of my exes, which made me feel the need to respect them as it were. All in all, my life has been significantly altered because of most people that no longer serve a purpose in it. Even though it may have taken me longer to come to this realization, I’d like to challenge you to be grateful for the good and the bad that transformed you into who you are today because whether you like it or not, we’ve only got one chance to make this the best life we’ve ever lived, and it’ll be a whole lot better if we carried no emotional baggage from the past with us. ‘Respect y

Today I wonder if what I did was right. To be within myself and let my heart fight. To lose someone so special like you. And never to let out even a slight clue. I confess I was always crazy about you. I admit I couldn't stop falling in love with you. You filled my empty feeling within, for you were with me through thick and thin. Every time I spoke to you, the more I fell in love with you. U left me no choice but to watch someone else enjoy my piece of cake. I could bear an empty heart, but not lose a smile that made the dark glow. I saw my dream breaking, and yet I held back my tears to fulfill ur dreams which you always whispered close to my ears. I was in pain and yet I pretended to be strong. I always wished for u to be right and me to be wrong  I stayed quiet even when I had most to say just to avoid a rant My heart wanted you to stop hurting me but your happiness mattered more. I wanted to say that which would make you stay but my lips didn'