by LEX Tupas

High Technology Courtship and Relationship

Sang una may mga harana, pagserbisyo sa pamilya, pagpadala mga love cards kag love letters, kag iban pa nga mga tradisyonal nga pagpakita sang nabatyagan sa isa ka pinalangga nga tinuga. Sang sadto nga tini-on, amu to ang normal nga gakatabu.
With the advent of modern technology, the expression of one’s affection or love for another maybe shown in a different way or form. What is said to be the most common way is through text. It is the fastest, most instantaneous and spontaneous, and cost efficient way of reaching a potential mate whenever and wherever she is. Someone could send his own words or forward a text to a future special friend. In a way, it removes the hours of “telebabad” which parents usually don’t like. It apparently also speeds up the courtship phase. Furthermore, because of 3G, location locator and picture messages, it adds to the spice of the courtship. Some even go to the extent of advertising their cellular phone numbers in order to gain textmates. Also, getting a cell number of someone one met at a certain place or event is one of the ways a courtship and a relationship will start.
Another way is through the internet via messenger options. It provides an avenue for chatting which goes beyond boundaries and limitations. It is also an inexpensive way of talking to a person since it has phone options. Aside from that, one could also use a web cam so that the person who might be miles away can be seen.
Websites found in the internet also serve as ways of finding a companion in life. There are sites that match one person to another and there are also dating sites. One of the most used website of the young generation is
http://www.friendster.com/. It features information, pictures, comments of other friendster users, personalized songs, etc. It also shows how one is connected to another through their list of friends.
Subong nga tini-on, dyutay na lang ang gakakilalahay bangud sang mga abyan nila or bangud sa kung diin sila gaubra or gakadto. Lain na gid man ang panahon kag mga sitwasyon.
Ang sa akun panulukan, wala man malain sa pag-abot sang bag-o nga mga sitwasyon bangud sang teknolohiya. Tani lang indi madula ang paghatag importansya sa personal nga pag-atubangay kag pagsturyahanay. Don’t get me wrong. I am definitely open to new things but when it comes to matters of the heart, I might be still be the traditional romantic.
Sa mga kabataan, let us know when is the right time for anything. Let us always know our priorities and when it comes to love, let us make the most appropriate decision. Choosing the person who will be with us for life is the most important decision we will ever make because everything that happens next will be affected by that decision. In terms of modern methods of communication, let it be used as a way to make the love grow since it is the most convenient and inexpensive way of keeping the love alive regardless of the distance. Let us continue to pray and hope for that right person who will come to our lives and to stay with us.
UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo. UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.
For comments and/or suggestions, email
councilorlextupas@yahoo.com. This also serves as the email used in my account in http://www.friendster.com/.