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Why is going on a date today so much different than it was when I was young?

15.06.2025 05:00

Why is going on a date today so much different than it was when I was young?

If you mentioned when exactly you were young, you may get more precise answers.

Were you young in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s? Dating has been changing in every decade.

I think the big influences in the past 20 years have been mass free online porn, dating apps that mislead people into thinking they can always do better, and social media. They have all had highly negative effects IMHO, though the last 2 have also had some positive effects too.

What do you think of the 2 female 18 and 19 year-old German tourists, detained in Honolulu, strip-searched, put in green jumpsuits, placed in a holding cell and the next day deported, for the terrible crime of not pre-booking a hotel for their trip?