Why does everyone stigmatize the hookup culture? Finding love and commitment seems to be paramount amongst most young people. (Looking at you, Millennials.) The most common thought about hookup culture is there is lack of substance and meaning the further you go down the road, so it really doesn't seem worth it. However with the world around us collapsing, is living in the moment really that bad? I have two simple reasons why maybe hook up culture isn't that terrible.
1. Finding Time
Student loans, working, social lives, adult responsibilities. Finding the time to allocate to invest into another person with their own complex feelings and interests in an already busy schedule is daunting. The future is already worrying enough and full of insecurities, the pressure of finding someone to spend the rest of your life with is unnecessary. If you get a weekend off, go out and have fun instead of worrying about who your parents want you to bring home.
2. Pressures of Commitment
You have two options in a relationship. Stay together for the rest of your lives, or break up tragically down the road. Not to mention there has to be established boundaries. In terms of commitment, trust, personal space. Relationships can be stressful. Couple that in with out of relationship stresses like finances and real world responsibilities, finding the right person to brave the storm with can be near impossible. Don't even get me started on wandering affections either. Sometimes a short fling can outweigh long commitment in terms of peace of mind.
