It’s been trending this way for years, but seeing it graphed out like this is shocking.

What do you think are the effects of this drastic change?

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    Huh. I never knew that people really do meet at bars for more than just a one night stand.

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      1 month ago

      It is more that you meet them for a one night stand. Then you decide to hang out later. Then you wake up one day and you two are married with children.

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        Yeah, one night stands can turn into lasting relationships. I know a decent number of married couples who met in zero-commitment contexts, whether it’s a hookup from a bar or while on vacation in a tourist town or things like that. Or even meeting on a hookup-oriented app that somehow turned into a not-just-for-hookups service after becoming acquired by Match, but during the phase when it was most definitely mainly for no-strings hookups.

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      Met my girlfriend at a bar, but that’s not why either of us were there.

      Became friends first, didn’t start dating till a few months later.

      There really just aren’t that many places to meet people irl any more, and I simply won’t do online dating.