Times change...
Back in the day, we wrote (love) letters and called at a predetermined time (to avoid parents picking up the phone!) to make plans to meet.These days we just text to make dates.We even find our partners using dating apps. This would be a strange, unthinkable concept to a person trying to date in the 50's.Is technology changing the way we love? Not at all, says Helen Fisher from TEDsummit. She believes that technology does not matter at all: our primitive instinct to mate overrides the fear of rejection and allows that we could still find love in the long term, regardless of our ever-changing world.... and dating changes, too
That's good news, right? I would certainly think so. However, there are those that disagree Aziz Ansari, the author of Modern Romance, spent a year interviewing hundreds of people about how technology changed dating and love. He did a lot of research interviewing experts in the field as well and found that in our tech-driven world technology does indeed change the way we experience love.
'The problem is that this search for the perfect person can generate a lot of stress,' Ansari says. 'Younger generations face immense pressure to find the "perfect person" that simply didn't exist in the past when "good enough" was good enough.'You score more quickly
On the upside, it's a quick shortcut, these apps let you choose people based on what you have in common, your likes and dislikes, hobbies etc. Cutting the proverbial chase in half. This gives you a pretty good chance of finding the right partner.While traditionally people went out to mingle, now we use apps to meet, and this makes the levels of distrust and stress increase exponentially.This is probably because the tried and tested introduction method is no longer applicable. You are now putting yourself out there to meet a stranger who you may or may not like.This can make you feel vulnerable.