I don’t need to tell you that modern dating is a hellscape — you feel it in the Tinder-sponsored eye strain and thumb aches, vomit-inducing “u up?” text, and each gut-wrenching failed situationship (that you thought was building toward a beautiful relationship but turned out to be just a casual never-ending talking stage?). The soul-crushing mind maze that gets passed off as intimacy is enough to make even the most ardent hopeless romantic denounce it all — and some have.
Lover girls — devout monogamists committed to a fairy tale relationship filled with courtship and companionship — are in crisis. Capitalism-ridden, social-media dependent societies that incentivise hyper-individualism, secrecy, deception, and robotic emotions have made love feel elusive. The disposability of hook-up culture has left many dejected. Giving up on emotional reciprocity in relationships, more women have instead chosen to approach dating like an economic enterprise.
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Lover girls — devout monogamists committed to a fairy tale relationship filled with courtship and companionship — are in crisis. Capitalism-ridden, social-media dependent societies that incentivise hyper-individualism, secrecy, deception, and robotic emotions have made love feel elusive. The disposability of hook-up culture has left many dejected. Giving up on emotional reciprocity in relationships, more women have instead chosen to approach dating like an economic enterprise.
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