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Young adults say online dating has killed true romance.
59% of young adults aged 18-24 want to meet potential partners in more traditional ways – on a train at a dance or in a pub.
They said these were more romantic than their experiences and led to longer-lasting... See more
Chris Williamsonx.com
Single people have always griped about trying to meet someone, but lately, it seems heterosexual women have reached a breaking point. Not only are they crying on-camera and swearing off dating apps, they are becoming voluntarily celibate like Julia Fox or going “boysober.” When Bumble ran an anti-celibacy campaign last month, the company received... See more
instagram.comAnd then there’s the obvious: men as a whole are embarrassing. Times are hard. The bar is subterranean. The probability of a man humiliating you publicly, digitally, or spiritually is dangerously high. They will cheat, fumble, like a thirst trap, or worse, start a podcast. And when that happens, you go from “iconic” to “unfortunate” in record time.
maisa • "is having a boyfriend embarrassing now?" yes, and that’s why we’re hiding them
As a dutiful member of a fairly soft generation of hyperconnected internet guinea pigs, I've had a fairly up and down history with the assorted feelings of malaise.
Gen Z has abandoned the “bases” system in favor of an entire glossary: sneaky links, zombies, breadcrumbing, flirtationships, etc. Many Gen Zers describe emotional vulnerability, like holding hands or defining a relationship, as scarier and more meaningful than sex itself. Among today’s young people, “it’s almost reversed,” said one 18-year-old... See more
Party Magicians and WhatsApp Girls
For the pursuit of romance to carry any shame is especially odd in 2025…Instead of just acknowledging that totally commonplace aspiration, though, we romanticize serendipity: People hope that love will fall into their lap so they never need to debase themselves by seeking it…The culture tells us…We should have a partner, but we shouldn’t want one.
