Ive nevr really dated, so no thoughts.
Sean seemed to have some good thoughts, though I'm not really that aware of what's going on in the dating world. One thing I can say is that a lot of dates seem to originate online nowadays, and selecting people online is a different animal. I guess the positive side is that there's more to choose from (you can go through many people a minute) and you get to know some things about them instantly, but the downside is that you're seeing things about them rather than their shining personalities, and it selecting a partner tends to come down to something like checking off items in a checklist. I'm not sure if online dating is a good thing overall or a bad thing. Personally I'm glad it exists because I'm way too shy to ask a girl out in real life.
I was just going to make a joke but I kinda sort of wanna really answer this, I think it's harder than ever out because it feels like everybody is cynical and jaded and things like pop culture and social media have messed with people's expectations, mostly for the worst, plus people want to go viral posting screenshots of texts or whatever...anyway I just feel like a little more grace is called for with someone you liked at least enough to hang out with for a couple of hours, not everything has to be called out
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