“Nature of love and romantic relationships in modern times”

DEEPIKA SHANDLIYA

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69942

“Nature of love and romantic relationships in modern times”

Author(s)	Ms. DEEPIKA SHANDLIYA
Country	India
Abstract	Love has been dissected, romanticised, theorised, by philosophers, psychologists and sociologists along with poets and literary figures. For example, love was tied to ideas of virtue, sacrifice, and divine connections by philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. After its Greek conceptualisation, love has also undergone multiple changes. However, modern romantic relationships refuse to be defined in any such coherent and teleological manner. They are shaped by rapid technological change, evolving social norms, and growing cultural diversity . Phenomena such as online dating, long-distance virtual relationships and algorithm-driven matchmaking somehow questions about the authenticity, emotional intimacy and sustainability of relationships under the influence of contemporary western society and acknowledges a broader spectrum of relationships, including LGBTQ+ love, polyamory, and non-romantic forms of deep emotional bonds, which makes love more flexible and fluid, and is very different from the conventional understanding of romantic relationships as having the foundation of sacrifice for the maintenance of its divinity. Love today is not merely seen as destiny to be found but a complex dynamic process that requires ongoing communication, self-awareness, adaptability, emotional satisfaction, personal growth and mutual compatibility, unlike the past where marriage was a more powerful representation for a romantic relationship, though it was tied to social and economic obligations. These conditions make love both easily accessible and extremely complex, with new challenges. Understanding of love and romance may include the media cultural story, the structure, and the social narrative about the position of love and romantic relationships, which often create tension between romantic fantasies and lived reality. The aim for this paper is to provide a nuanced understanding of love in modern times by reinterpreting the conventional thinking, then logically analysing it to give a conceptual clarification about the postmodern ‘fluid love’ and adding some old school values of conventional ideas in it so it can deal with the fear of existentialist problem of losing one's individuality and other ethical issues so it could be used in our generation for a better understanding of love and romantic relationships. Ultimately, helping people avoid, or at least become conscious of, the psychological consequences of emotional pain, heartbreak, and depressing phases while using technology and innovations to find love.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69942

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