90s love: Of bribes, notes and secret rendezvous

90s love: Of bribes, notes and secret rendezvous

Long before smartphones, instant messaging, and social media, love was a battlefield- quite literally. In the 1990s and the years before, communication was a daunting hurdle for lovers. With no mobile phones or internet, passing a message to a love interest required creativity, patience, and, more often than not, bribery.

Every romantic interaction was a mission requiring military precision. Lovers planned their meetings down to the last detail-the time, the place, even the choice of attire. One missed cue, and the entire operation could crumble. Unlike today, where a text message or a call can summon a partner within seconds, back then, love letters were the primary mode of communication, often smuggled through siblings, cousins, or trusted neighbours.