It’s a sad day. It’s Halloween isn’t it? No that is not the reason. As I am traveling on this train to my next destination I am reflecting on how I am getting increasingly skeptical about love. The more I keep trying, the bigger are the disappointments. Sometimes I think it’s like a curse, a destiny that I cannot escape. But it’s my fault too because I keep searching in the wrong places and easily fall for the trap of seduction and beauty. I am also reflecting on the direction society is heading to. With social media taking over our lives the chances to find and establish a healthy and enduring relationship are slowly dissipating. Maybe this is part of evolution. But what’s the point of getting married these days? To build a family and have someone that will take care of our needs when we are old? To make our parents and family happy, join the club sort of sea level. Or for economic reasons? Maybe… Anyway why getting married for love? Love is transitional. And unless you are super lucky, love will have a hard time surviving in this kind of society where it takes five minutes to install an app, create a profile and meet someone new. I am finding myself increasingly surrounded by people that once used to believe in real love, was hurt and now is out there trying to fill a hole, trying to get rid of that emptiness that this modernized, hyper-connected, instant gratification society has created in all of us. I feel most of us singles are becoming victims of our own loneliness, emotionally detached, lost in our social media life with no end in sight. That’s why I am sad today. Love is fading away, in and around me.