No Sound Track In Real Life

 

Khushi Sangwan, SYBA 

We learn love the way we learn language: by listening to stories before we know how to speak for ourselves. So it is natural for humans to interpret love as being shown through various mediums like books, shows, movies, etc. We idealize the concept of "love" as being perfect and some sort of an end goal to reach or a finish line to cross; but reality is extremely different from this.  In the new Netflix movie- *People We Meet on Vacation*, Poppy and Alex’s decade-long travel tradition turns small shared moments into something grand, hinting to its audience to look for meaning in coffee breaks, sunsets, and shared hotel rooms. By the end of the movie, their chemistry is portrayed as proof that “destined connection" and "happy endings with a musical in the background" exist. Yet off-screen, real relationships aren’t framed by montages or music cues; they’re shaped by conversations, consistency, and the everyday care that doesn’t make a trailer. Hence fictional stories glorify emotional journeying, blurring the line between care and romantic illusion, whereas in life the quiet text — *Here if you need me* — can matter more than dramatic declarations. Fiction gives us the narrative; reality asks us to live it with patience and presence.