Here are some examples:
*The main character seems to be Mr/Ms Perfect, being able to attract a lot of men/women wherever he/she goes and get any one he/she wants. That is not possible in real life as no one is perfect nor can always get what he/she wants.
The main character rarely gets rejected (that only happens to nerds, dorks, and other low class people) and if he/she does, he/she will act like it is the end of the world for him/her and wants to die. In real life, everyone will be rejected frequently no matter who they are and rejection is a key part in dating. We have to get used to it.
People do something fancy (e.g. movies, clubbing, home invitation) on the first date and fall in love after just a few more. In real life, first dates should be simple and cheap (e.g. coffee, walk in the park, lunch) and it takes a while for true love to develop. Sometimes, people will be rejected after the third or fourth dates.
All dates the characters have seem to be perfect and their dates are really who they are. Most real-life dates will not end well and we have to keep going through and putting behind bad dates before we can finally have a good one. Sometimes, people cancel before the date even begins, not show up at all, or leave in the middle without notifying the other person. The people we talk online may be fakes, players, or non-existent.
When someone is rejected or dumped, it usually happens face-to-face. With technological advances, people often get rejected or dumped via facebook status updates, the silent/disappearing act, false promises, or another form that does not involve direct contact, which hurts the person even more.
So do you agree with me that what we watch or read is messing up our concepts of dating?
*The main character seems to be Mr/Ms Perfect, being able to attract a lot of men/women wherever he/she goes and get any one he/she wants. That is not possible in real life as no one is perfect nor can always get what he/she wants.
The main character rarely gets rejected (that only happens to nerds, dorks, and other low class people) and if he/she does, he/she will act like it is the end of the world for him/her and wants to die. In real life, everyone will be rejected frequently no matter who they are and rejection is a key part in dating. We have to get used to it.
People do something fancy (e.g. movies, clubbing, home invitation) on the first date and fall in love after just a few more. In real life, first dates should be simple and cheap (e.g. coffee, walk in the park, lunch) and it takes a while for true love to develop. Sometimes, people will be rejected after the third or fourth dates.
All dates the characters have seem to be perfect and their dates are really who they are. Most real-life dates will not end well and we have to keep going through and putting behind bad dates before we can finally have a good one. Sometimes, people cancel before the date even begins, not show up at all, or leave in the middle without notifying the other person. The people we talk online may be fakes, players, or non-existent.
When someone is rejected or dumped, it usually happens face-to-face. With technological advances, people often get rejected or dumped via facebook status updates, the silent/disappearing act, false promises, or another form that does not involve direct contact, which hurts the person even more.
So do you agree with me that what we watch or read is messing up our concepts of dating?