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I think the first paragraph of the article gives enough justification on why you would want to analyze this subject with logic: > I’ve been in a relationship f
by Zababa 4y ago
I think the first paragraph of the article gives enough justification on why you would want to analyze this subject with logic:
> I’ve been in a relationship for a while, but before that I dated for several years and experienced it both as 1) really fun and 2) terrible psychological torment. Lately dating videos on TikTok, Rethinking Sex by Christine Emba, this post by Oliver Traldi, The Agony of Eros by Byung-Chul Han, and Why Love Hurts by Eva Illouz have made me think about why people seem to find the modern dating market so unsatisfying.
If dating is both "terrible psychological torment" and "so unsatisfying", which describes a situation that is worse than "really fun" is good, it might be a good idea to think about why. Maybe that's how dating has always been and will always be, maybe not and we can improve the situation. What's certain is that not thinking about it won't change anything, it is accepting the status quo. The author seems not okay with that.
- MezzoDelCammin 4y agoI see a contradiction in using personal / anecdotical experience in an article that claims universality. Is "dating" unsatisfying, or have "my / my friends dates" been unsatisfying? IMO You can either write about Your dating life (or lives of some limited group of people), or a general sociological / psychological / ethical study. I don't think You can or should mix those two together.