I started dating girls in '96 or '97 and it was so weird. You had her home number and you should be calling and talking to your parents first. And your parents knew who you were and where you came from. And I remember that the phone was in the kitchen, my mother was preparing dinner, and I whispered to her: “Mom, be quiet, I'm trying to talk here!” Now the dating world has changed 100 percent, and in some ways it's good, but in some ways it's terrible. It's terrible that we no longer get to know each other in reality. In college, I could talk to a person on the street or in transport, now it is impossible. I ask my students how they get to know each other, and they do not understand the question - how can you get acquainted if not online? If someone talks to them in a bar, it will seem wild to them. They don’t know who it is, they haven’t seen his social networks, but what if he’s some kind of weirdo!
Applications guarantee security
Online dating has its advantages - for example, they guarantee security. I'm a white cisgender male, so I never thought about that aspect of dating, but I learned a lot while talking about safety. Gays or transgenders feel much calmer, because they do not have to look for someone at night, risking running into inappropriate behavior or aggression, they score their parameters - and find what they are looking for.
Not just for dating
Sometimes people create an account not for dating, but just to chat and look at other people. So I have a boy in the film, he is gay and grew up in a small town where no one knew about his orientation. He registered in the application just to see that there are other people and they like him. And someone finds friends, confirmation of their own attractiveness, or even a job.
The most important thing is to be open
The main advice is to be open and be vulnerable. And this is the most difficult, because it is likely that you will be betrayed again and again. But there are good people in the world, and there are you sincerely looking for, if you are honest with yourself, you know exactly what you want, in the end you will find it. I met cynics who said that this is nonsense and stupidity. With this approach, you will definitely not meet anyone.
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