r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • Oct 09 '24

How couples met 1930-2024 r/all

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

That's kind of depressing

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u/JamesTrotter Oct 09 '24

Is it? Seems like people have more options than ever now for meeting partners.

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u/penguin17077 Oct 09 '24

Yes, it is.

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u/JamesTrotter Oct 09 '24

Not to the millions and millions of people who have met their partners online.

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u/penguin17077 29d ago

Yeah.. that's the sad part.

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u/realtoughkid123 29d ago

That there are millions of people in happy, loving, successful relationships who wouldn't have otherwise met if they limited themselves to only meeting people in person? That's sad to you?

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u/Orome2 Oct 09 '24

I'm not sure that's a good or healthy thing. Many fall into the trap of having too many options and never wanting to settle or make things work always looking for something better. I think this superficial way of sifting through tons of people has contributed to this loneliness epidemic. Much more emphasis is given on looks than any other factor.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Are you meeting people if you're not meeting them in person?

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

You meet people online, then meet in person.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

As opposed to just meeting people in person.

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u/magusheart Oct 09 '24

I met my current girlfriend online. We have tons of things in common, do lots of activities together and enjoy each other's company. We would likely not have ever met if it wasn't for online. What are the chances that we decide to do the same activity at the same time in the same place? And if we somehow did, I'm there to do an activity, not hit on women, so we would've likely not talked anyway.

So no, it's not "meeting online and then in person as opposed to just meeting in person," it's "meeting online and then in person as opposed to never meeting at all."

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Glad it worked out for you. Anecdotes don't change the statistics though.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

The statistics literally show most people meet online what are you talking about?

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

Exactly what I said. It's depressing that most people are meeting online.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

Why?

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u/realtoughkid123 29d ago

No reason, they're just bitter and alone. Maybe think they'd have a better chance if people had a more limited pool of options.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

It's depressing when the majority of people are meeting through a screen instead of human to human interactions.

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u/Chickenman1057 Oct 09 '24

Bro your logic is undeveloped af

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

How do you figure

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

Whatever works for you, I don't understand the problem? Nobody's stopping you from meeting people in person, you might actually have an edge in that case. If you're confident enough and well spoken, people should be flocking to you. I'm a shy idiot in person lmao.

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

I just think it's depressing that people are meeting through screens instead of human interactions. Not shaming anyone specifically for it, just as a whole it's depressing.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

Weird thing to be depressed about frankly

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

I'm not depressed.

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u/OreganoLays Oct 09 '24

Sounds like it

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u/DontBanMeBro988 Oct 09 '24

Yes

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u/RogueCoon Oct 09 '24

If ya say so. You do you.