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[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm not religious at all and I as well don't get the whole, "Jump into bed on the first meeting." In my 20's I tried it out and it was not for me in the slightest. I am romantically attached to people I sleep with and just bopping around fucking everyone who I find attractive doesn't work at all. That being said, my 30's have been quite lonely because I don't engage in this behavior. People naturally assume I have no interest in them if I am not making sexual comments right off the bat.

[–]Tikiri 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That’s really lame! I think it’s because we live in such a hyper sexualized age, and hookup culture is the norm (especially with the proliferation of dating apps). Oddly enough, I don’t think it’s a novel historical phenomenon - if you read about dating in the ‘Me’ decade of the ‘70s, it seems to have been quite similar, even among heterosexuals! What brought it all to a screeching halt was the AIDS era of the ‘80s, which is when I grew up. So, you may feel alone and frustrated, but honestly I don’t think you’re in a minority - I think there are more people who feel the way you do, regardless of sexual orientation. But I’m GenX and out of the whole dating scene. Also, I may be indulging in wishful thinking, but I feel that the explosion of AGP trans culture and individuals, where everyone is suddenly compelled/forced to include these people in their dating and sexual lives, might make more people question hookup culture in general.