Contrary to popular belief, dating in the digital age isn’t all that bad but there definitely are certain drawbacks that earlier generations definitely didn’t have to deal with. Dating can definitely be fun and exciting but with millennial problems also come struggles of millennial dating. Raise your hand if you’ve ever come across your friend’s significant other on a dating app…
1. Trying to act ‘chill’
Wouldn’t dating be so much easier if we all expressed our feelings freely, without having to pretend to be all chill.
2. Being bad at sexting
When did sexting become the new sex?!
3. Trying not to meet people on dating apps
Dating apps are great, yes, but they’re not for everyone. Plus, we all know of or have experienced the worst first dates thanks to them. But meeting people IRL is way harder, striking up conversations with a stranger at a bar can be terrifying 🙁
4. Arguments over ‘Likes’
Don’t you go liking your ex’s photos when you’re dating me. Ughh
5. Phubbing
Phone + snub! Thanks urban dictionary for giving us a word for when we’re being completely ignored by someone who would rather stare at their phone constantly!
6. Figuring out when to first kiss (or have sex!)
Should you go for it on the first date? Should you hold out till the fourth date? It’s too much maths than we would care to do!
7. Having different goals
Not everyone wants to settle down by the time they’re 30. Some want to solo travel the world, some have important career aspirations – it’s more common for partners to have misaligned goals now than it ever was.
8. Communication confusion
It’s weird if we just call up the person we just started dating but then again, decoding texts isn’t as easy either. You can never be sure if their responses are coming from them or from their group chat where screenshots of your conversation are regularly shared.
9. Finding out that they have no social media presence
What if he/she is a serial killer?!
10. Finding out that they overshare on social media
What if they post about you?!
11. Creating an online profile
What photos do you look best in? Should your bio be short and sweet or long and descriptive? Would people get your sense of humour or think you’re weird? What if you accidentally match with your cousin? It’s like a never-ending list of horrors!
12. Defining the relationship
So you’ve been ‘seeing each other’ for a couple months now and are constantly texting but they insist that you’re not in a relationship. Uff when did labels go out of fashion?!
13. Fear of being ghosted
It’s a real thing! That fear that the person you go out with could turn out to be a coward and just pretend you don’t exist rather than let you down. It really is the absolute worst!
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