The friendships and romances of the 1970s carried a certain purity — unhurried, rooted in patience, and built on time spent together. Life wasn’t easier, but it was simpler. People looked each other in the eye instead of at screens. They listened more. They stayed longer. Today’s world offers us incredible convenience, access, and opportunity. We can stay in touch across oceans, learn in seconds what once took days, and express ourselves in infinite ways. But in gaining speed, we’ve lost stillness. In gaining reach, we’ve lost depth. Maybe the lesson isn’t to go back, but to slow down — to bring a little of that 1970s sincerity into the 2020s. Because whether it’s 1974 or 2025, the heart wants the same things:
to be seen, heard, and loved — truly loved — for who we are.
So, what do you think? Were friendships truly deeper in the ’70s, or have we just forgotten how to slow down long enough to notice the beauty in the connections we already have?
