This article was pretty amazing. It dives into the complicated intertwining of ex-relationships and social media, and it got me thinking. Dating today is not what it was ten years ago, ya'll.
Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Vine. Match.com. Okcupid. And now this whole new Tinder game.
By the way, Tinder. A whole other story in and of itself. Where to even begin on that one? My single girlfriends and I act like we're daring each other to play with fire with this new Tinder thing. (Read here if you want to get the low-down on what this whole Tinder thing is all about.)
Oh it's so fun!
Ugh this thing is so creepy, I'm just not sure I want to deal with it anymore.
Omg I don't want my random friends to hear through the grapevine that I'm on this just because I clicked 'yes' on someone that we both accidentally know.
Ah, this is so addicting...I'm heading home for a glass of wine and a little game of Tinder!
Seriously, these are things that we are guilty of saying in real life... Welcome to being single in LA in your mid-20s/early-30s!
I can't find the original article I'd read about Tinder a few months ago, but the founder of the app was quoted in the article as saying something along the lines of, It's not hurting the dating world, because the traditional form of dating is, in these days, null and void. There really is no such thing as the "d" word anymore.
And I think it's kind of a good bit true. It's 2013, and twenty-somethings aren't seeking a partner just to procreate and settle down. We are out building careers, moving from city to city, and sometimes looking for a fun partner in crime to travel the world with. We've all come to the dismal conclusion that we may or may not have "Match.com" as the answer we give to folks that ask us how we met. Forget the traditional meet-cute story - that's practically extinct in this day and age.
Eventually, sure, we might want to have a picket fence and the whole 2.5 kids thing. But it's just not necessarily on the immediate agenda upon entering full-blown adulthood anymore.
Now on the subject of all of this, I know that some of my friends and family who live in smaller towns or more rural areas are not nearly as affected by all of this as those of us who live in major metropolitan areas. So I'd love to what you all think. What are your experiences? Do you still think online dating and fraternizing is strange, or are your experiences more aligned with what I've mentioned?
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6 comments :
i just moved to NYC and rumor has it that dating is the worst here. so i'm looking forward to that...not.
i still refuse to get on tinder. am i the only one?
I feel like everyone I meet these days, I meet on twitter (not even fellas to date, but friends & girlfriends too). Is that embarassing? Hah
Soooo, as your so-called family in a rural town (actually we're considered smaller than rural-it's called Frontier! ha!) I can tell you I've never even heard of Tinder! Don't even know what it is. Dating here isn't even close to what yours is. If there's a single person here, usually everyone knows who it is. And if you're single, everyone is trying to get you hooked up with someone who "is just perfect for you!" so you can get married, have a farm, and 10 kids :) hahaha
When you told me about how everyone in NYC is on match.com, it changed my mind about it! Definitely taboo in KY, but I'm all for it :)
I haven't heard of this Tinder app. And it kinda scares me that potential facebook friends might know that you are on it. Weird! In MS most people think it's weird to do the online dating thing. I told you I joined Match when I was in Cali and slowly realized it just wasn't for me.
P.S. I need an update on your life. And I also think you need to plan a trip to MS and make it only one state left to see after you visit meeeee!
Does reconnecting on Facebook count?? :)
And this read just like an article in Sex and the City. Great post, love. You nailed it.
xoxo
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