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[–]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.