Twenty one years ago, I was riding a jeepney with my friends when I chanced upon this quiet, curly-haired young girl who looked like a nymph that couldn’t hurt a fly. After a month’s worth of research (all I had to start with was the village she got off on and her school uniform), I was dropping off hand-written letters to her cousin (so she could give it to her) every day and praying that I get to bump into her again. These days, such effort and pace in pursuing a relationship is unthinkable. Apparently, romance has changed. Social media, our persistently-connected lives, long work hours, and even the deplorably significant amount of time we lose stuck in traffic has evolved how we do romance. For example: STALKING MADE EASY Getting to know a girl used to be so much harder. For that girl in the jeepney that I mentioned [...]
