Dating, in my opinion, is not what is used to be...
Dating, in my mind, represent the method by which one can find a life partner. The basic idea is to meet people to find the perfect match. Thus, to meet as many people as possible maximizes the possibilities of finding the right person.
Before there was community gathering, bars, clubs, friends of friends, etc. Concepts relying on random chance or on shared interests.
But that all changed with the Internet. And cellphones. And an ever changing society.
Since don't have time anymore, we can't be bothered by the old way anymore. We also can't just leave it to chance anymore.
With the Internet came easier access to communication. With Cellphones came convenience of anywhere, anytime, as well as proximity.
The famous pickup lines was all about ice breaking, about establishing a communication medium. It was about creating a context into which you were not a stranger anymore. The new technologies are the pickup lines. The new medium by which communication is established is the change of context. You don't have to break the ice anymore, the system does it for you. It also changes the dynamics of meetings, as it creates a medium where women are more confident and contact men as often as men contact women.
are things getting better or worse? or just different?
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