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Something I dislike about the whole "dating" thing (a very US cultural influence due to their media) is that what is supposed to be a normal socialising event b
by webmobdev 5y ago
Something I dislike about the whole "dating" thing (a very US cultural influence due to their media) is that what is supposed to be a normal socialising event between too people, is made into a consumerist ritual. So much that two couples walking in a park or hanging with their friends is not really a "date" or you being cheapskate as, apparently, romance without money is no longer romance.
- chrisco255 5y agoI've never made this distinction in my head.
- sudosysgen 5y agoMe neither, but I do have friends that did!
- Invictus0 5y agoThis is not just a "walk in the park" date. I have seen these parks myself, in Delhi and in Mumbai--there are literally dozens of couples kissing and having sex in the dark in these tiny, tiny parks, hardly 30 feet between couples. It is a date of last resort in a gossip-heavy culture--there is no privacy, and young people are shamed for wanting to experience love, especially if it's with the "wrong" person.
- bboylen 5y agoDamn thats crazy. Had no idea this was a thing over there. So different from my experience in the US
- pm90 5y agoThe idea of having to spend a lot of money on dates is quite a dated (lol) idea in the US. Perhaps it was true for earlier generations, or maybe it was something that was portrayed a lot in the movies or whatever. My experience has always been of meeting other people for conversation and shared activities. Expensive dinners for first dates are actually pretty tacky and many women will consider it a red flag/try hard.