Finding a date in the current day and age can be a challenge. Even with the incredibly accessible avenues to try and meet new people (namely, the internet), more and more people are reporting how difficult it is to try and find a genuinely like-minded person to go on a date with. But is it actually getting hard to try and find a date? Let’s talk about some of the factors involved.
Dating App Conversations Can Be Patchy
You send a message at 10 in the morning and you might not hear back until 7pm in the evening. You might not even hear back until the day after.
And with such a response time being very common in the modern online dating world, any conversations you try to get underway can end up being very patchy and of no real substance.
Singles Events are Just as Popular as Ever
Plenty of Dating Events are hosted up and down the country every single night, and most of them are either sold out or close to it. They’re incredibly popular ways to spend the night, for both newly and long term single people.
And why? There’s quite a few reasons, but for a lot of people, they’re simply a good way to have some more fun with the dating scene.
If you’ve just gotten out of a relationship, they can put a bit more pep in your step after the breakup! And if you’ve been looking for a relationship for a while, and not quite found what you’re looking for just yet, they’re a good way to sprinkle a bit more entertainment into your love life.
It Can Be Difficult to Meet Someone IRL
Outside of the events we mentioned just above, it can actually be quite difficult to try and meet a potential partner out there in the real world.
After all, the culture around dating has changed a lot in the past 20 or so years. No longer do people aim to approach each other in day to day spaces, like public places or the office or shop floor.
These days, the onus around dating occurs online. Finding someone to go on a date with means heading onto an app, connecting with someone in advance, and after a while, maybe then finally getting to meet one another.
That can be a good thing. With online matches, you instantly connect with someone you know is also interested in dating – which you don’t get when you introduce yourself to someone in the real world.
It also means you can ‘screen’ your potential match, and if you swipe left on them, it goes no further. That’s a great safety feature to have on hand.
But it’s also argued that this ‘online-only’ approach to dating has worn down the IRL social skills required to try and connect with other people.
So, finding a date – is it harder in the ‘20s, or is it just as tricky as it always was?
