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Rhymes With "Brass Seagull"'s avatar

It's almost like Gaia is trying to tell us something......

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Rhymes With "Brass Seagull"'s avatar

How to solve the "dating app" collective action problem:

1) Stop calling them "dating apps," and call them what they really are: SHAGGING apps.

2) If you are even considering a serious, long-term relationship, delete all of those apps yesterday and don't look back.

3) Even if you are not looking for a serious, long-term relationship, you may still benefit nonetheless from an "emotional detox" by deleting and/or deactivating such apps temporarily.

4) Apply the "let them" theory.

Problem solved. Next.

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Marco Fioretti's avatar

younger generations may have already gone a good way toward this path, according to recent reports I've read. Let's hope!

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Von's avatar

Well, I certainly can see some ways in which we agree, and others where we disagree. Altho most of the latter seem to me to be a question of, "Did you ask yourself this question?" For example... "Is dating actually a good thing? What is or should be its goals? Is it a good way to get married?" And further... what should be our overall goals?

You state, for example, "If you don't want to have kids, that's absolutely OK" and I would disagree... both for yourself, and for society as a whole.

It looks like we have a lot to discuss :)

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Marco Fioretti's avatar

Hi Von, I've finally managed to write what I hope will be the start of an exchange on these topics: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/a-letter-on-dating-and-a-method-for

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