Gone are the days when a single look could hook one for life. That happened in the not-so-distant past. Reams of pages, reels of films, and breves of notes stand testimony to that. But with life getting complicated by the day despite increasing ease of living, love, too, has undergone a drastic change. The 21st century love is as practical, and as mechanical, as it can get. It is no longer just a matter of the heart, it is a matter of the mind too, as is evident from a shift from “giving” to “taking.” In this digital age, love and all its trappings, complete with the stakeholders, has undergone a seismic change.

Flowers, gifts, lunches, dinners and an occasional romantic getaway,........

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