Dating is at a Record Low: Another Dating Thread

[Ethel mermania]

Obviously, ordinary people can not accomplish the same things as intellectuals, but ordinary people can still have basic morals and they can still fall in love and form long-term relationships.

Ordinary people are very impressionable and there morals often reflect their current state of existence. your next door neighbor Mark may seem like a nice guy, but if tomorrow the power grid failed and never came back on, who's to say Mark wouldn't turn into a mass murdering animal hell bent on survival alone? I totally believe that if things got really nasty here in my area, like hurricane Katrina level nasty, people would start butchering each other. People are highly influenced by their environment and while they may be "good people," in the present, it doesn't mean a desperate situation couldn't change their ways.

And most marriages in America fail btw. Most people cannot form successful long term relationships

That is not correct. Most first marriages work (about 60%)

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[Rojava Free State]

Ordinary people are very impressionable and there morals often reflect their current state of existence. your next door neighbor Mark may seem like a nice guy, but if tomorrow the power grid failed and never came back on, who's to say Mark wouldn't turn into a mass murdering animal hell bent on survival alone? I totally believe that if things got really nasty here in my area, like hurricane Katrina level nasty, people would start butchering each other. People are highly influenced by their environment and while they may be "good people," in the present, it doesn't mean a desperate situation couldn't change their ways.

And most marriages in America fail btw. Most people cannot form successful long term relationships

Eh it is about half and half in the US. Also I am not sure it is fair to say the marriage completely failed if it was successful for a while.
Also you do not have to be married to have a relationship either.

I view relationships like how I view a trip to buffalo wild wings. Its cool while it lasts but all things end eventually.

[LimaUniformNovemberAlpha]

I blame social media and smartphones. It has a huge impact on how we spending our days, now glued to our microscreens. I tried to dodge this trend but I am afraid its catching up with me too.

You can't have sex with your smartphone, so that can't be it.

I think increased awareness of child support law that has forced the issue. The risks of sex were always a factor, but our middle school sex ed didn't tell us that even if a woman claims before sex that she wouldn't keep the baby, you are still going to be thrown into poverty by child support bills if she decides otherwise. I had to look up child support law and news stories of "dead-broke dads" to discover that, and it wouldn't have even been brought to my attention if not for the Internet.

[Alvecia]

HIV/AIDS is combated with access to healthcare, condoms and sexual protection, and education on safe sex.

Safe sex = not having sex with 500 people in the same year

I mean, that's pretty impressive all told. That's at least 135 threesomes.

[Novus America]

Eh it is about half and half in the US. Also I am not sure it is fair to say the marriage completely failed if it was successful for a while.
Also you do not have to be married to have a relationship either.

I view relationships like how I view a trip to buffalo wild wings. Its cool while it lasts but all things end eventually.

And? That does not preclude having relationships.

And that might be the case for you, but is not the case for everyone.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Eh it is about half and half in the US. Also I am not sure it is fair to say the marriage completely failed if it was successful for a while.
Also you do not have to be married to have a relationship either.

I view relationships like how I view a trip to buffalo wild wings. Its cool while it lasts but all things end eventually.

Your view has been rather warped, because of your negative experience. As per your own admission, because of your fiancée leaving. That’s pretty bad and all but I would be careful if I were you that you don’t start viewing all relationships negatively. Don’t let a bad apple spoil it all for you.

[LimaUniformNovemberAlpha]

Safe sex = not having sex with 500 people in the same year

I mean, that's pretty impressive all told. That's at least 135 threesomes.

No, it means multiple partners a day. Which I presume is doable.

The only question is how one can afford so many condoms.

[Washington Resistance Army]

I blame social media and smartphones. It has a huge impact on how we spending our days, now glued to our microscreens. I tried to dodge this trend but I am afraid its catching up with me too.

You can't have sex with your smartphone, so that can't be it.

Tell that to the crazy amount of people who are addicted to porn nowadays lol

[Crockerland]

I think increased awareness of child support law that has forced the issue. The risks of sex were always a factor, but our middle school sex ed didn't tell us that even if a woman claims before sex that she wouldn't keep the baby, you are still going to be thrown into poverty by child support bills if she decides otherwise. I had to look up child support law and news stories of "dead-broke dads" to discover that, and it wouldn't have even been brought to my attention if not for the Internet.

Child support laws are our greatest ally.

[Rojava Free State]

I view relationships like how I view a trip to buffalo wild wings. Its cool while it lasts but all things end eventually.

And? That does not preclude having relationships.

And that might be the case for you, but is not the case for everyone.

Look I never said I wouldn't get in a relationship again or that no one else should, but don't expect a happy ending. This isn't Disney

[Alvecia]

I mean, that's pretty impressive all told. That's at least 135 threesomes.

No, it means multiple partners a day.

Yeah, that's what I said.

[Rojava Free State]

I mean, that's pretty impressive all told. That's at least 135 threesomes.

No, it means multiple partners a day. Which I presume is doable.

The only question is how one can afford so many condoms.

*laughs in Donald trump*

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

There’s that idiotic expression again: happy ending. And they wonder why they suck at relationships.

[LimaUniformNovemberAlpha]

No, it means multiple partners a day.

Yeah, that's what I said.

Threesome, by definition, implies two partners at the same time. "Multiple partners a day" does not.

[The Rich Port]

HIV/AIDS is combated with access to healthcare, condoms and sexual protection, and education on safe sex.

Safe sex = not having sex with 500 people in the same year

Are you out of your mind? Do you not know how math works? Literally nobody would be able to do that.

That's having sex with more than one person A DAY.

THERE'S 365 DAYS IN THE YEAR.

I mean, that's pretty impressive all told. That's at least 135 threesomes.

No, it means multiple partners a day. Which I presume is doable.

The only question is how one can afford so many condoms.

As someone who was "sexually promiscuous", no. Not even on that basis, on a purely mathematical basis.

That means you would need to fuck two different people A DAY, and not the same ones ONCE to even fit that shit into a year schedule.

Nobody has that much game.

[Threlizdun]

HIV/AIDS is combated with access to healthcare, condoms and sexual protection, and education on safe sex. The economic and social deprivation by imperial powers has certainly had an impact on their diminished capabilities of properly combatting the AIDS epidemic within Sub-Saharan Africa

You suppose it could also have anything to do with the fact that they breed like fucking rabbits?

Birth rates are almost directly correlated with income. As GDP per capita rises, the birth rates almost invariably tend to fall off. The cost of living is lower in these societies, access to education for children is lower, and children tend to become a part of a workforce at an early age. In these societies, having more children is a rational decision to have. Furthermore, as others have pointed out, the Catholic Church has aggressively fought against use of condoms, and has been particularly vitriolic about their campaign against them in Africa. People do not have access to contraceptives and lack education on how to use them properly. Hell, a significant number of people in America don't even know how to put on condoms properly, and even though our sex ed here is pretty bad, it's still more widespread.

[Ethel mermania]

There’s that idiotic expression again: happy ending. And they wonder why they suck at relationships.

I like happy endings,

[The Rich Port]

There’s that idiotic expression again: happy ending. And they wonder why they suck at relationships.

Happy endings are very nice tho

Ah but seriously, you right, Nana.

It's funny, for example, that so many stories end in marriages. Marriage/"getting the girl" is just the beginning of a new story.

You suppose it could also have anything to do with the fact that they breed like fucking rabbits?

Birth rates are almost directly correlated with income. As GDP per capita rises, the birth rates almost invariably tend to fall off. The cost of living is lower in these societies, access to education for children is lower, and children tend to become a part of a workforce at an early age. In these societies, having more children is a rational decision to have. Furthermore, as others have pointed out, the Catholic Church has aggressively fought against use of condoms, and has been particularly vitriolic about their campaign against them in Africa. People do not have access to contraceptives and lack education on how to use them properly. Hell, a significant number of people in America don't even know how to put on condoms properly, and even though our sex ed here is pretty bad, it's still more widespread.

It's their fault for being poor, obviously.

[LimaUniformNovemberAlpha]

That means you would need to fuck two different people A DAY, and not the same ones ONCE to even fit that shit into a year schedule.

Nobody has that much game.

Then how'd our ape ancestors do it?

[Jean-Paul Sartre]

That means you would need to fuck two different people A DAY, and not the same ones ONCE to even fit that shit into a year schedule.

Nobody has that much game.

Then how'd our ape ancestors do it?

Do you have proof this happened, or is this more evopsych bullshit?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

There’s that idiotic expression again: happy ending. And they wonder why they suck at relationships.

I like happy endings,

Only if it involves an 80lbs woman walking up and down my back first.

[The Rich Port]

That means you would need to fuck two different people A DAY, and not the same ones ONCE to even fit that shit into a year schedule.

Nobody has that much game.

Then how'd our ape ancestors do it?

I stand corrected then.

[Nova Cyberia]

You suppose it could also have anything to do with the fact that they breed like fucking rabbits?

Birth rates are almost directly correlated with income. As GDP per capita rises, the birth rates almost invariably tend to fall off. The cost of living is lower in these societies, access to education for children is lower, and children tend to become a part of a workforce at an early age. In these societies, having more children is a rational decision to have. Furthermore, as others have pointed out, the Catholic Church has aggressively fought against use of condoms, and has been particularly vitriolic about their campaign against them in Africa. People do not have access to contraceptives and lack education on how to use them properly. Hell, a significant number of people in America don't even know how to put on condoms properly, and even though our sex ed here is pretty bad, it's still more widespread.

Well, African countries generally had better standards of living and better education as European colonies.

So if you want better sex ed it might be time to recolonize.

[Ethel mermania]

I like happy endings,

Only if it involves an 80lbs woman walking up and down my back first.

Oh god yes,

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

There’s that idiotic expression again: happy ending. And they wonder why they suck at relationships.

Happy endings are very nice tho

Ah but seriously, you right, Nana.

It's funny, for example, that so many stories end in marriages. Marriage/"getting the girl" is just the beginning of a new story.

Birth rates are almost directly correlated with income. As GDP per capita rises, the birth rates almost invariably tend to fall off. The cost of living is lower in these societies, access to education for children is lower, and children tend to become a part of a workforce at an early age. In these societies, having more children is a rational decision to have. Furthermore, as others have pointed out, the Catholic Church has aggressively fought against use of condoms, and has been particularly vitriolic about their campaign against them in Africa. People do not have access to contraceptives and lack education on how to use them properly. Hell, a significant number of people in America don't even know how to put on condoms properly, and even though our sex ed here is pretty bad, it's still more widespread.

It's their fault for being poor, obviously.

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And then she/he becomes a real person, with defects and virtues and they get disappointed because... life ain’t Disney. Even those who say “there are no happy endings” buy into that shit. They’ve idealized the whole interaction. If only they went into it pragmatically. Humans aren’t perfect.

If they want perfect, then I guess GateBox will make millions with their virtual girlfriend box.