I had recently come upon a quote from an anonymous person that read, “I am a hopeless romantic, living in a hook up world”. These words sum up my thoughts on dating in today’s society to a T. The use of technology to date or in other words, “to hook up” has left me feeling very unfulfilled. The disapproval on my Grandmother’s face when I explain to her that a guy I think is cute has messaged me on Twitter or Tinder to “hang out” is a good representation of how I feel as well. When she tells me about her own personal experience with dating, I feel as if she is speaking a foreign language. Not using technology to date is unfamiliar in today’s society, something that does not set well with me. Not only has communication spiraled downwards; the
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My mom tells me how my dad had asked her father’s permission to date her before he had asked her. When he did finally ask her, he took her to her favorite Chinese restaurant that he had remembered her telling him about previously. She says he was on time, got her from the front door, opened her car door, pulled out her chair for her and opened the doors for her. She says his politeness was what made him the most attractive. He didn’t message her on Twitter or Facebook to ask her, he had actually called her on her home phone, something that is very rare these days. Though technology has advanced, I believe it is still very important to communicate with actual conversation. Relationships are much stronger when they are built off of some sort of contact other than social media. My mom tells me that it doesn’t matter where my dad would have taken her, how he treated her was what mattered most in that …show more content…
With just a tap of the screen, you are dismayed with no thought at all. There is no real conversation, just pictures and some irrelevant information about you. What ever happened to not judging a book by its cover? There is no way to tell if you have any connection with the other person, and even if there were, they would just simply message you to see if you seem personable. The use of social media is making meeting your soul mate nearly impossible these days. There is no actual contact and no way to see if there’s any
My mom tells me how my dad had asked her father’s permission to date her before he had asked her. When he did finally ask her, he took her to her favorite Chinese restaurant that he had remembered her telling him about previously. She says he was on time, got her from the front door, opened her car door, pulled out her chair for her and opened the doors for her. She says his politeness was what made him the most attractive. He didn’t message her on Twitter or Facebook to ask her, he had actually called her on her home phone, something that is very rare these days. Though technology has advanced, I believe it is still very important to communicate with actual conversation. Relationships are much stronger when they are built off of some sort of contact other than social media. My mom tells me that it doesn’t matter where my dad would have taken her, how he treated her was what mattered most in that …show more content…
With just a tap of the screen, you are dismayed with no thought at all. There is no real conversation, just pictures and some irrelevant information about you. What ever happened to not judging a book by its cover? There is no way to tell if you have any connection with the other person, and even if there were, they would just simply message you to see if you seem personable. The use of social media is making meeting your soul mate nearly impossible these days. There is no actual contact and no way to see if there’s any