Dating now (modern times mid 2010’s->2020’s) is way different than before. Apps like Tinder/ Bumble totally changed how we meet people. You can literally be in your pajamas connecting with matches miles away. Want someone who shares your niche hobby? Just swipe right or heck get onn the dating app or go to a niche forum like a cosplay or D&D one. Don’t forget theirs Instagram as well where you can connect with people and Dm.

Best thing? Assuming you’re in an urban area and can swipe hundreds of times (dating is a number game) After matching, you can message right away & maybe video call later. No more waiting by the phone. Meet up only if you're feeling it.

My mentor always talks bout "the old days of the 80’s and 90’s" & it was rough. You were stuck with whoever you ran into at parties or thru friends (social circle game). You have limited options.

From what my mentor said getting a number was one thing, then you had to call their house phone. Now if you sucked at phone convos, too bad. Now rinse and repeat if it didn’t work out on the phone call or the first date…. That sucks time is wasted in long efforts

Dating now is just faster. Back then, meeting someone new could take forever. Now you can be chatting with someone new in like 5 mins.

Plus we can meet all kinds of people now. Before you were basically stuck with whoever lived nearby. Now we connect with people from different areas relatively or heck some people do it farther, and back in the 80’s or 90’s they would never meet otherwise.

Not saying its perfect today as their are headaches and new issues that come with this new dating culture and technologies, yes but compared to how slow & random dating used to be, we definitely do have more options now. Tech made everything faster & easier, for better or worse.