Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has shared her candid views on love, marriage and modern relationships, arguing that 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 deeply personal and cannot be measured against the picture-perfect romances often seen online.
‘My story was hate at first sight, not love at first sight’
Discussing modern-day relationships, Kangana pointed to the growing influence of social media on how people perceive love and marriage.”One thing I strongly feel is that people need to move away from social media’s 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 begin questioning their own emotions.”A lot of relationships suffer today because people constantly compare their lives to what they see online and think, ‘Why isn’t my life like that?'”She went on to dismiss popular romantic cliches, adding, “My story wasn’t ‘love at first sight.’ It was probably ‘hate at first sight.’ Then it became love. All of those cliches are nonsense.”
‘Relationships are tailor-made’
Kangana stressed that every relationship is unique because every individual comes from a different background and life experience.”Every family is deeply personal. Every mother is different. Every father is different. No two people have the same upbringing, careers 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 so tailor-made that they only fit the two people involved. Just like your clothes fit only you, your relationship is unique to you.”
‘If you’ve found your person, value that’
The actress also spoke about accepting imperfections in a partner instead of chasing unrealistic ideals.”If you’ve found your person—even if there are a hundred things wrong with them—but deep down you know this is your person, then you need to see and value that instead of comparing your life with Instagram reels,” she said.Kangana added that many people fail to appreciate the good things in their lives because they remain focused on what they believe they are missing.”I see so many people suffering because of social media. They focus on what they don’t have instead of recognising how good their lives already are.”
