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Is it just me or is the expectation in dating today is kind of outrageous?
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Anonymous 2w

i agree in terms of stuff like height and appearance, but i think that high expectations in personality is understandable

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Anonymous 2w

a lot of people seem to expect their partner to be the person of their dreams and go into relationships with that idea and as soon as they don’t meet those expectations every little bad thing is a crime against humanity.

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Anonymous 2w

You have social media to thank for that

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Anonymous 2w

Instant gratification generation has destroyed dating and I’m not afraid to admit it

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Anonymous 2w

What do you think the expectations are?

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Anonymous 2w

Dude I just want a compliment every once in awhile and someone to cook with 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Anonymous 2w

I just wanna be treated like an actual human being with feelings and not an object

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Anonymous 2w

Everyone wants to date up. Never ending cycle of nobody dating each other except the top 5% of attractive ppl

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Anonymous 2w

like yes but also hot take (not in a trying to be nonchalant way) i really don’t gaf. like that mindset comes with natural consequences of not having as many options when it comes to dating and likely dating a lot less. if they wanna date less in exchange for that then fine by me, if they dislike it enough over time where their standards change then that’s also cool

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 2w

Unfortunately

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

Unrealistic expectations are ruining relationships

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

Please say is louder holy fuck 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

It’s messed up everything kids can’t focus in class and people love toxicity cause it keeps them engaged

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

To the point that now there’s ads all over TikTok and YouTube for products that literally brick your phone/divorces so you can’t be on them 24/7 (hell one of them is literally called brick)

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

and it will only get worse kids are born with iPads in front of them and companies making vr more immersive. by 2035 there will be people that don’t wanna live in reality and rather stare at a screen all day

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

Luckily (or unluckily) Gen z saw the failure of millennial parenting that led to Gen alpha iPad kids, and soooo many of us are determined to never let that happen to our own children (and many millennials are working to undo the damage to their kids). And a lot of younger Gen z that fell victim to it are being influenced to do better. Using the algorithm against itself

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 2w

Yeah tbh I go to a university and everyone i have talked to about this says they aren’t letting their kids touch a handheld screen until way later in childhood

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 2w

Good morning?

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Anonymous replying to -> #11 2w

like idk how to even say it in a way that doesn’t sound stupid but it’s expectations for a mutually beneficial relationship with a person, you can’t really think about it like a fairness thing because it’s not. higher expectations also means they have to have a lower desire for options like it’s always balanced

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