DATING: Corruption, Consumerism, Superficiality, Shopping Lists, Tick List....

I think that 'dating' is an inherently flawed model of getting to know someone. It is a purely materialistic, shopping-like means of 'romance' and mate selection. I don't do dating because I don't look at people in terms of a tick list. This is why the American dating scene is doomed to failure...from the very outset.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• dating
• love
• romance
• american
• shopping lists
• consumerism
• materialism
• capitalism
• exploitation
• superficiality
• tick list
• corruption

[cptnsmelly]

Man, you think too much. I mean, I'm an intellectual analytical nutcase and even I think less! Women come and go. Don't fret so much!



[QuoGirl]

Hmm, I'm rather intrigued by your comparison of the dating scene as a consumerism type of shopping list deal LOL which is quite ironic but true now that I think about the similarities. Everytime I see these "dating tips" from all kinds of people from experts to non-experts, it's starting to sound repetitious and cliched because these are things that I rarely apply to any situation. And like what you said, most of these people esp. women are superficial in their romantic preferences.

[LOOP2012]

Great video. I agree with you 100%.

[coodleify]

you must be an "intj"

[Stardusk]

@IronOxideCorset So seems most of life...no guarantee of anything...anyway, sorry if I am sounding all down...just the holiday time and being all by myself. Pretty depressing...

[IronOxideCorset]

Pretty much. It's Russian Roulette.

[Stardusk]

It's all just dumb, blind luck at the end of the day...or so it seems...

[IronOxideCorset]

I didn't mean in in the sense that I "never did it" but it was never my modus operandi in terms of relationships. I have been in a LTR for only about 2 years now. Most of my peers still date. Then again, I kind of don't believe in actively searching for anyone. Anyone that I have been with for a long period of time were all accidents of sorts.

[Stardusk]

It's a bit difficult to have a perspective on the 'dating' thing if you have never done it, are not single and have been married for a long time to boot, don't you think?

[IronOxideCorset]

I have been in a long term relationship for quite some time. But I never did dating the way it is done by most other Americans. Most of the guys I have dated have been mutual friends. They also started off as friends first before anything serious developed. That has let me know I have liked the person before anything else.