this obsession with "asking out in person" doesn't make sense. women set the rules of the dating market. if they wanted to, they could make bowling alleys the only socially acceptable place to court a woman. boomers literally had bowling alleys, the mall, skating rinks, the gym, arcades, etc as acceptable places for men to ask out women. all of that has gone online bc women want to be asked out online from dating apps and dating app adjacent like social media (so they can gauge your looks and social status even before meeting). that's where the majority of couples are being formed. then you have guys complaining that online dating is ruining society, where they're just responding to a market. there's nothing stopping women from choosing a different venue of socially acceptable places to court them.
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