Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Dating without use of technology these days is basically impossible...

People always say that they wish we lived in the generation where boys would actually ask girls on dates, instead of them relying on a semi-attractive person swiping right on tinder or some dating website in order for a boy and a girl to meet or go on a date. It has become so easy for people to rely on online dating websites these days to score a date instead of making an effort in going out and meeting potential matches face to face.  Where have the days gone where boys stand outside girls windows with boomboxes, blasting a romantic song? Or where boys would actually go up to a girls door when picking them up for a date as a sign that they were ready, instead of just texting them "here." These days instead of intimate conversations or physical actions, couples just rely on technology for nude photos, and a quick "I love you," text.  It has made us lazy, and almost selfish at times.

Technology has no doubt made it easier to connect with other individuals who are longing for a partner as well, but it has also made us soooooo immensely lazy.  Romance was thriving in prior generations, and the way people maintain their relationships today, it makes you wonder, does romance still even exist? 

However, being in a long term relationship before, I admit that I loved the luxury of being able to talk to my significant other 24/7 through text messages and calls, but technology could also be dangerous in a relationship too.
The factor that technology has made it so easy to find a partner or someone looking for a good time, has also made it that much easier for partners to cheat or talk to other partners behind their own partners back. In relationships decades ago, in order to cheat you would actually have to make the effort to go out in public and actually meet another person... 

Technology is something that will not go away ANYTIME soon, in fact, it has only been advancing.
Technology can also be sneaky, so watch out for it and its many many features. 

2 comments:

  1. I do not even know how someone could be attracted to the idea of dating online or seeking something out of the internet. How is one supposed to emulate or recreate love through technology? It's absolutely impossible, and I am in fear that it will only get worse. I also feel that a lot of our generation does not even realize. "Love" is becoming something of the past.

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    1. I 100% agree with your statement that our generation does not realize that the idea of "love" is dying and becoming a thing of the past. People don't even look for love anymore anyway...they just look for hookups and basically just sex. I feel as if no one seeks genuine companionship anymore. It's sad.

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