Ah, the world of dating in college. Simple isn’t it? Just like back in the old days, one person asks another person out on a date, and they simply go out for coffee. That’s how it still works, right?
It started with eHarmony, I believe, when the new age of electronic dating ruined the simple foundations of dating as we know it. Starting off, it was harmless. Most of us kids thought it funny, for one reason only, the adults were using it. Older than us, filled with busy schedules and many looking to meet someone for coffee and see if things hit off. You know, still pretty simple dating at its core.
However, things became weird when we started using it. The new age has come, and the apps such as Tinder and Bumble are ruining our view of dating as we know it. College kids these days are putting themselves out there in unnatural ways to simply find someone special. Skewing views of not only ourselves but the way we look at others in general, providing destruction to spontaneous emotion and genuine connection.
When using sites such as these, men and women are forgetting about the now, the present and how they bond with someone from the very first conversation. Most of all, many men and women our age are taking these apps way too seriously. Many expecting picturesque first dates, going out of the way to try to impress someone who they only know via chat over messaging and through pictures and a description that they themselves provided to try and woo us. And not just us, but actually anyone, only giving what they think will be a popular, overarching attractive description.
What I’m saying is, if you could not tell, that these dating sites are silly, ridiculous and as much of a joke as many memes are. I advise many of you men and women who are using these sites to simply take a step back and really ask yourself if you want to impress someone you don’t know. My sisters, one three years and the other six years older than me, are in happy relationships, stemming from actual human connection, naturally, rather than a forced blind date. To all of you that take these websites seriously, and you are still on a college campus, please get out there and stop taking them so seriously. Just think about it.
Food for thought.
