Dating apps or "hookup" apps. Teens and society have gone numb to what dating really is or what it used to consist of. It seems widely unheard of for a guy to take a girl to dinner and not expect to get sex afterward. Dating is defined as the stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship or marriage. It is a form of courtship, consisting of social activities done by the couple, either alone or with others. With the use of modern technology, people can date via telephone or computer or meet in person.

The idea of dating has become a thing of the past. As people today are more used to the hookup scene at parties in college as an example or the use of Tinder. With the idea of dating growing dim the idea of marriage becomes so out of range it might as well be a different planet. So why did society stray away from the old romantics of bringing a girl flowers or that awkward first date to the movie theater where you don't know if you should hold her hand or not.

There is an uncertainty running through many peoples heads when they begin talking to someone new. "Is she talking to other guys on the side" or "Is he hooking up with other girls right now too". Most people don't want to date one person exclusively; which means they want to date or be sexual with other people at the same time. When the idea of dating someone is said out loud people tend to get uncomfortable and simply deny saying they are only talking, which throws a relationship down a notch.

Personally, I am still an old romantic at heart. Always searching for someone to ultimately spend the rest of my life with. Waiting for the butterflies of seeing them and being treated like their one and only. Having someone come to my door with flowers waiting to take me to dinner has turned into parked outside the house with a text "im outside" and driving around or going through a taco bell drive through. Dating should go back to being as simple as Boy likes girl, the boy asks the girl out on date and they decide if they had fun and want to continue seeing each other. Dating seems to be slowly turning into a thing of the past with causal hookups a thing of the future.