What 2016 has done to old-school romantic gestures
Romantic films of the past often involve Hollywood style romantic gestures.
Namely, they feature glorious meet-cutes: One person drops their books, someone else picks them up, they make swooning eye contact and the rest is history.
Thanks to ever evolving technology, 2016 love goes a little differently, to the dismay of romantics everywhere.
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Here are 10 of our favorite romantic gestures from back in the day, and how they've been 2016-ified.
1. Back in the day: Bumping into each other because you're in a rush, followed by dramatic eye contact
2016: Bumping into each other because you're walking and texting
2. Back in the day: Two people make romantic eye contact on the subway because they're reading the same book
2016: Two people make romantic eye contact on the subway because they are playing the same game on their phones
3. Back in the day: A conversation starter was putting your watch in your pocket and asking for the time
2016: "My phone died, can I borrow a charger?"
4. Back in the day: You would go to great lengths to return $5 you borrowed from a potential love interest
2016: You find the person on Venmo and send them $5
5. Back in the day: The ideal way to win someone back was standing outside their window with a boombox over your head
2016: You can probably win someone back by Facebook messaging them a gif of John Cusack holding a boombox over his head
6. Back in the day: Love letters
2016: Text messages with heart emojis
7. Back in the day: Enticing your lover into a private, romantic evening involved lighting candles and laying out rose petals
2016: Getting someone in bed often starts with a "u up?" text message
8. Back in the day: Drive-in movies
2016: Netflix and Chill
9. Back in the day: A mix tape
2016: A Spotify playlist
10. Back in the day: A romantic stroll through the park
2016: Walking next to each other while playing Pokémon Go
BONUS: How crazy your office gets when 'Pokémon Go' crashes
Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.
