Recently, a relative of mine decided to remarry at the age of 40 after burning bridges with his first wife, which amounted to one child and seven years of marriage (seven-year itch).
I think the odds are against young working people meeting in real life. In an aging society, there aren’t likely to be many members of the opposite sex around in your everyday life or workplace. Once you look for the same ethnicity and religion, the odds get worse. You also don’t want to poison the well.
I also found in my single days that clubs and churches were frustrating and difficult. Single attractive women rarely showed up. (Attractive and attached women were more likely to show, in line with your article.)
Incidentally the Catholic Church doesn’t organize dating sites or events, but sites such as Catholic Match existed in the day. The number of local participants in those sites was very limited. Some young adult groups also organize speed dating events or other social events. However your average Sunday churchgoer is not too likely to join these events or a specialized site, so you’re likely to get a more intense crowd.
Not every sentence has to be chock-full with figures of speech or Internet lingo, especially if the grammar suffers because of it. The article would have been more enjoyable to read with half of it cut out.
It is rough out there. We are each victims and perpetrators alike in this data-driven mammon machine. I'd argue that we are already living in pods; people are insulated and uninterested in others; people will go out of the way to ward off warmth, avoid making eye contact, or even deny replying to a greeting or word of thanks.
Everyone's face is sucked into a screen, and their minds being filled with garbage. No one takes a break long enough to notice the hurt and disconnect.
I think the odds are against young working people meeting in real life. In an aging society, there aren’t likely to be many members of the opposite sex around in your everyday life or workplace. Once you look for the same ethnicity and religion, the odds get worse. You also don’t want to poison the well.
I also found in my single days that clubs and churches were frustrating and difficult. Single attractive women rarely showed up. (Attractive and attached women were more likely to show, in line with your article.)
Incidentally the Catholic Church doesn’t organize dating sites or events, but sites such as Catholic Match existed in the day. The number of local participants in those sites was very limited. Some young adult groups also organize speed dating events or other social events. However your average Sunday churchgoer is not too likely to join these events or a specialized site, so you’re likely to get a more intense crowd.
Not every sentence has to be chock-full with figures of speech or Internet lingo, especially if the grammar suffers because of it. The article would have been more enjoyable to read with half of it cut out.
But thank you for the stats.
Haha, that's mean
Killing the dating app & HR may not be optional.
I’m so glad to be old and married.
It is rough out there. We are each victims and perpetrators alike in this data-driven mammon machine. I'd argue that we are already living in pods; people are insulated and uninterested in others; people will go out of the way to ward off warmth, avoid making eye contact, or even deny replying to a greeting or word of thanks.
Everyone's face is sucked into a screen, and their minds being filled with garbage. No one takes a break long enough to notice the hurt and disconnect.
I actually agree with you: we will move towards more genuine connection when we will realize how disconnected we have been from each other
A Legal and Science scheme.