Remember when we wrote love letters to our crushes and made them mix tapes? From what we’re seeing these days, the 1990s may have been the last days of chivalry. It was the last decade of internet-free love and we miss how romantic it all was. The swipers of these days will likely never experience what it’s like to really miss someone and not be able to reach them when they’re away; the mystery, longing and passion that result from real distance has been made nearly impossible with every person only a click or swipe away.

One lesson in romance we’ve picked up in out maturing years is that while love has always been complicated, but technology has in no way made it easier. Maybe we were never meant to constantly be able to track down our significant others through social media. And maybe if we had more conversations in person rather than through our phones, there would be fewer misunderstandings and more room for genuine human interaction. This Huffington Post piece lists seven things we all miss about love in the ‘90s.