Love or Just a Business? The Dirty Game of Emotions
Baygon Love
But open your eyes, scroll your feed, and look around;
How many of your friends are falling apart, crying alone at 2 a.m., feeling worthless, anxious, or even suicidal... all in the name of "love"?
We need to stop romanticising this madness.
Because what many of you are calling love is nothing more than a transaction, a business deal of time, attention, and emotional manipulation.
📸 The Baygon Irony: A Harsh Truth Wrapped in Humor
Recently, a meme went viral.
It said:“Having your picture in your partner’s profile does not mean they love you. Cockroaches also have their picture in Baygon cans, yet it’s Baygon that kills them.”
It’s funny. It’s clever.
But it’s also brutally true.
Being someone’s profile picture, being posted on Instagram stories with “My World” written on it, and being tagged in cringey TikToks, none of this guarantees love. Just like the cockroach’s picture on a Baygon can doesn’t guarantee safety, it’s the very thing that ends it.
💔 Love in the Digital Age: Pain in a Disguise
Today’s teenage and young adult "relationships" have become:
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A competition of who posts more
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A race to reply faster
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A scoreboard of streaks, status, and public display
Meanwhile, mental health is bleeding silently.
Anxiety. Depression. Panic attacks.
All because someone left you on seen?
Didn’t call you back?
Removed your picture from their profile?
Wake up. That’s not love.
🧾 It's a Business. Plain and Simple.
Let’s be brutally honest.
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You give your time, and they give you attention.
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You give your loyalty; they give you validation.
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You spend your money; they spend your hours.
It’s not love. It’s a barter system. A business.
And when the contract breaks, then stress, trauma, and breakdowns follow like unpaid bills.
No ROI.
No growth.
Just damage.
🧪 The Experiment Gone Wrong
Imagine this:
You're 17. You fall in “love.” You text day and night, skip meals, and lose sleep. You ignore your studies, lie to your parents, and invest everything in this person.
Fast forward 6 months: They’re gone.
Now you’re empty.
Grades dropped. Friends left. Mental peace shattered.
Was this love?
Or was this just an emotional investment in a fake start-up that crashed overnight?
🌱 Real Love vs. Romantic Drama
Let’s redefine love:
Real love builds you, not breaks you.
Real love makes you feel secure, not anxious.
Real love gives you space to grow, not chains to suffocate.
But what most teenagers experience today is:
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Emotional dependency, not love.
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Lust is confused as connection.
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Possession disguised as care.
And sadly, it leads to one thing: emotional trauma.
🧘 What’s the Way Out?
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Know your worth. You’re not a product to be used in someone’s “story.”
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Build yourself. Invest time in your passion, skills, and purpose.
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Don’t confuse loneliness with love. Being single is peaceful. Toxic love isn’t.
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Love shouldn’t cost you your peace, goals, or self-respect.
Final Words: Don’t Be the Cockroach
Don’t be like the cockroach on the Baygon can, featured proudly but only to be destroyed by what it trusted.
Being visible in someone’s life doesn’t mean you’re safe in their heart. True love doesn’t kill your spirit. Fake love does.
So the next time someone flaunts your photo but ruins your peace and walks away. You’re not here to play a dirty game of emotions. You’re here to live, grow, and love yourself first.
✨ Remember: The right one won’t drain you. The wrong one will decorate you... then destroy you.
#StayWoke #NotAllLoveIsLove #ProtectYourPeace
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Lovedev Sharma
Undergraduate Student
BA (English Studies) & B.Ed. (TESOL)
Kathmandu University, School of Education
📧 Email: l@lovedev.com.np
📞 Mobile: +977-9840629598
🌐 Website: www.lovedev.com.np
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