At a school where the boys dress better than the girls, it is not uncommon to find that these guys are also looking for a man to cuddle up with right along with us. Needless to say, the dating scene is as bleak as Antarctica after a blizzard.
*Sigh*
Luckily for our generation, a couple of geniuses have decided to create a few apps dedicated to helping young people find someone to hang out, hook up with, or *drum roll please*...date. Definitely a scary thought. These apps basically tell you to do everything your mother warned you not to.
Set the scene:
Scenario 1 (Basically all Tinder/Happn dates)
It’s 8 o’clock on Tuesday night and you planned a date with some 23-year-old dude from Tinder. You’re nervous, but you know you made the right choice in shoes so everything will be OK. You show up fashionable late by 5 minutes and meet the guy outside of the Saki bar he suggested. His pants are waaay tight but you proceed with the date anyway. After an underwhelming conversation (He wants a giant tattoo of a tree???), he tries (and fails) to go home with you and you never speak again.
Scenario 2 (Some Tinder/Happn dates)
You roll up to a cute bar near Union Square. The guy is already sitting inside since you g̶o̶t̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ were playing it cool and arrived 10 mins late. The conversation’s great, they don’t ID you, and he’s 22 AND opens a tab (awesome). You’re about ready to go after a great 4-hour conversation and then he stands up. He’s short. And I am not talking 5”7 Josh Hutcherson short. More like you’re 5”3 and he may or may not be the same height. You’re tipsy and trying to be more open minded so you proceed to a spontaneous 2am trip to the Empire State building with Shorty. The next morning you’re too hungover to function, sleep through your 8am, and finally admit to yourself that he just wasn't your type. There will not be a second date (sorry).
Scenario 3 (Never happens, like ever.)
The first date is perfect and great and wonderful and he does not ask you to go home with him to his loft in Brooklyn that he shares with his Grandma.
Yes I realize those were all downers (& I spared you from some even stranger occurrences), but sometimes it can work out. You know that friend of a friend whose sister’s cousin in-law met her boyfriend on a dating app?
Kidding.
Honestly though, there are horror stories (some of my personal experiences previously stated) and then there are successful dates that actually make you want to see the person again.
When it's all said and done…
If app related dating isn’t for you, go (seriously go) to any restaurant/coffee place near Wall St. and you’ll be sure to see some suited up, just-got-back-from-vacationing-with-my-rich-family-perfectly-tanned business men, who are honestly probably a**holes but hey, they’re fun to look at!
Until Mr. Right comes along, I'll continue pretending I am Dakota Johnson in this GIF (Jamie Dornan, marry me).
*Sigh*
Luckily for our generation, a couple of geniuses have decided to create a few apps dedicated to helping young people find someone to hang out, hook up with, or *drum roll please*...date. Definitely a scary thought. These apps basically tell you to do everything your mother warned you not to.
Set the scene:
Scenario 1 (Basically all Tinder/Happn dates)
It’s 8 o’clock on Tuesday night and you planned a date with some 23-year-old dude from Tinder. You’re nervous, but you know you made the right choice in shoes so everything will be OK. You show up fashionable late by 5 minutes and meet the guy outside of the Saki bar he suggested. His pants are waaay tight but you proceed with the date anyway. After an underwhelming conversation (He wants a giant tattoo of a tree???), he tries (and fails) to go home with you and you never speak again.
Scenario 2 (Some Tinder/Happn dates)
You roll up to a cute bar near Union Square. The guy is already sitting inside since you g̶o̶t̶ ̶l̶o̶s̶t̶ were playing it cool and arrived 10 mins late. The conversation’s great, they don’t ID you, and he’s 22 AND opens a tab (awesome). You’re about ready to go after a great 4-hour conversation and then he stands up. He’s short. And I am not talking 5”7 Josh Hutcherson short. More like you’re 5”3 and he may or may not be the same height. You’re tipsy and trying to be more open minded so you proceed to a spontaneous 2am trip to the Empire State building with Shorty. The next morning you’re too hungover to function, sleep through your 8am, and finally admit to yourself that he just wasn't your type. There will not be a second date (sorry).
Scenario 3 (Never happens, like ever.)
The first date is perfect and great and wonderful and he does not ask you to go home with him to his loft in Brooklyn that he shares with his Grandma.
Yes I realize those were all downers (& I spared you from some even stranger occurrences), but sometimes it can work out. You know that friend of a friend whose sister’s cousin in-law met her boyfriend on a dating app?
Kidding.
Honestly though, there are horror stories (some of my personal experiences previously stated) and then there are successful dates that actually make you want to see the person again.
When it's all said and done…
If app related dating isn’t for you, go (seriously go) to any restaurant/coffee place near Wall St. and you’ll be sure to see some suited up, just-got-back-from-vacationing-with-my-rich-family-perfectly-tanned business men, who are honestly probably a**holes but hey, they’re fun to look at!
Until Mr. Right comes along, I'll continue pretending I am Dakota Johnson in this GIF (Jamie Dornan, marry me).
-Kt