Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut shared her candid views on love, marriage and modern relationships, saying social media has created unrealistic expectations that often do more harm than good.Speaking in a recent interview with Fever FM, Kangana said that relationships are very personal and cannot be measured against the idealized romantic images often seen online.
“My story was hate at first sight, not love at first sight.”
Discussing modern-day relationships, Kangana pointed out the growing influence of social media on how people perceive love and marriage.“One thing I feel strongly about is that people need to move away from the social media version of relationships — the proposals on one knee, the rings, the vacations, the grand gestures,” she said.According to the actor, many couples end up comparing their lives with carefully curated online content and start questioning their feelings.“A lot of relationships suffer today because people are constantly comparing their lives to what they see online and thinking: Why isn’t my life like this?”She went on to reject common romantic clichés, adding, “My story wasn’t ‘love at first sight.’ Maybe it was ‘hate at first sight.'”
Then it became love. “All these clichés are bullshit.”
“Relationships are tailored”
Kangana emphasized that every relationship is unique because each individual comes from a different background and different life experience.“Every family is very personal. Every mother is different. Every father is different. No two people have the same upbringing, career or partners,” she said.Describing relationships as “tailor-made,” the actor explained that what works for one couple may not work for another.“Relationships are so personal and tailored that they fit only the two people involved. Just as your clothes fit only you, your relationship is unique to you.”
“If you find your person, rate it.”
The actress also spoke about accepting flaws in a partner instead of pursuing unrealistic ideals.“If you find someone who is right for you — even if there are a hundred things wrong with them — but you know deep down that this is your person, you need to see and appreciate that instead of comparing your life to Instagram clips,” she said.Kangana added that many people fail to appreciate the good things in their lives because they stay focused on what they think they are missing.“I see a lot of people suffering because of social media. They focus on what they don’t have instead of acknowledging how good their lives really are.”