Stereotypes In Dating

Dating can be stressful. I think this is a well known fact. After talking to my best friend about her courtships that have happened recently, I realized not only is dating stressful but wildly unsuccessful a lot of time. I think it is very important before I start this essay to tell you the reader a little about my friend and I. She doesn’t wish to have kids, or to every get married (right now), and is very particular meaning she doesn’t like to settle for anything. I on the other hand do want to some day get married; children are optional at this point. I don’t like the first stages of dating because I’m extremely shy at first and introverted. All these aspects play a cruel role in how our courtships may go. My most resent dating situation-ship is currently ongoing. We’ve known each other for years and recently reconnected at our mutual friends birthday party. “Flirting is typically initiated through visual contact (Differences pg.327).” As a woman I should be skilled at encoding and decoding nonverbal behavior …show more content…
Some of the stereotypes of men are being the initiator, being dominate, and that they don’t want anything serious. Stereotypes of women are that we never know what we want, we always go for dangerous men, and that we play hard to get. A lot of these stereotypes come from the media. A lot of teen movies depict men in negative ways when it comes to dating and women as sweet and innocent. Women often are seen as characters that are needy and over zealous about relationships. I don’t think these stereotypes hold up very well. While some men aren’t looking for anything serious and just want to hook up with girls they often give off clear hints that let the other know this. I think most times people only see what they want. If more people were open and clear about expectations and what they were looking for these stereotypes wouldn’t