fuck man there are so many things absolutely gut-wrenching about this i consider myself fortunate to be born when i was. these days everyone broadcasts their entire lives on social media for the entire world to gawk at so as a young person you would inevitably post some pretty cringe bullshit that would end up being pretty embarrassing. secondly, dates used to be about seeing how compatible you were with a person of the opposite sex by just spending some time together one-on-one. if there wasn't a spark and both people didn't feel compelled to go out for a second date it wasn't a big deal, you'd just move on and try it out with someone else. there's this idea today that going on a date with someone means you're supposed to be committing to a much bigger form of a relationship, which was never the case before. it just makes the entire experience so much more humiliating if you don't feel like you've found "the one" after one evening of going to dinner and a movie.
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