I don't like how dickish I sound in this thread but... they're not fish, they're people. I've been married for a long time but I've seen enough of today's dati

I don't like how dickish I sound in this thread but... they're not fish, they're people. I've been married for a long time but I've seen enough of today's dating scene from the outside in and heard enough about it from people in it to think it really is worse than when I was dating in the 2000s. I think the reason is the normalization of this PUA meat market mentality, which has come in part from influencers pushing these ideas into the culture and in part from the nature of dating apps (especially Tinder) and how they encourage it. https://www.engadget.com/2015-05-22-meat-your-match-with-this-tinder-swiping-steak.html https://www.engadget.com/2015-05-22-meat-your-match-with-thi... There's always been a meat market aspect to dating of course, but we've turned it to eleven and taken away the human part entirely. On top of this we've slathered a layer of toxic gender stereotypes received by way of shitty grifter self help gurus. I feel like my wedding was one of the last flights out of Saigon.