The Consequences of Casual Dating Every day humans change aspects of their lives such as the way they dress, work, and even date to make life easier and fun. Currently, people use a new way to relate with others, casual dating. “Casual dating consist on having sex frequently on the first encounter where people often do not know who they are dating and either consider that it could lead them into dangerous situations” (Kunz 389). People should avoid the practice of casual dating because it can be dangerous, negatively affects self-esteem, and health. First of all, casual dating can be dangerous to both women and men. People meet somebody new every day at different places. For example, in a bar, party, school, and even online and it is fine, but if they want to build safe connections with them, they must be responsible and take the time to get to know these new people. Getting to know someone is important because who guarantees that they are healthy people and have good intentions. Does their apparently sweet face and kind personality guarantee that they are safe people? No. People all around the world look for opportunities to satisfy their desires such as obtain money or sexual pleasure and …show more content…
In today’s society, it is normal for people to date somebody and have sex and it is fine. However, it is important for both men and women to know who they are dating if they do not want to be part of those people who suffer from a disease. The health problems that sex on a casual dating could cause are sexually transmitted diseases such as Genital Herpes, Chlamydia, and HIV. As a result, these diseases include unpleasant symptoms as joint aches and pain, body rash, fever, and others more serious like infertility in women and cancer in both genders and even death. Although most of the time these diseases end with lives; they can be controlled by a treatment and even curable if they are detected on
Donna Freitas “Time to Stop Hooking Up. (You Know You Want to.)” First appeared as an editorial in the Washington Post in 2013. In this essay Freitas aims to convince her readers that hooking up may seem easy and less stress than a real relationship, but in reality they become unhappy, confused, and unfulfilled in their sex life. “Hookups are all about throwing off the bonds of relationships and dating for carefree sex” personal experience, compare and contrast are a few techniques Freitas skillfully uses to strong convincing essay.
When discussing dating in today’s society one must first consider the new approach many young adults have towards dating. This new approach, known as the hook-up culture, is quickly becoming the most common first step towards a relationship. Today, almost fifty percent of relationships in college begin with a hook-up. According to Blow (2008), the beginning of the typical relationship in today’s world starts with a few hook ups then moves on to a more typical first date if there is mutual liking between the two people involved. This means that more people are beginning to see the idea of hooking up as a good way to test the waters and see if you like someone before investing too much time into a relationship. Hooking up has received the stigma of being a college campus phenomenon, however, that may be where the idea was first formulated but it is now extending further into adulthood. This extension ...
Most people are deluded, believing that casual sex is emotionally safe when it is not. These views claim that there is no commitment to the partner, therefore lacking intimacy. Details of personality, family, an individual’s life and how an individual reacts to a situation are not communicated. It would seem to be difficult to become emotionally involved, which could easily cause the person to be vulnerable to stress and heartache. After all, with no emotional ties the individual can’t be emotionally hurt. If a problem does arise there are no commitments so the partner can easily be abandoned. However, this is not true. Sex always equals emotional bindings and even so called casual sex therefore creates emotional damage. Scientifically, the act of sex stimulates receptive nerves in the
People in society today can find potential sex partners in a heartbeat. In Nancy Jo Sales’ article “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse,’” she talks about how powerful the Internet and dating applications can be in helping one find potential partners. Jo Sales argues that dating applications and the Internet are not generally used for dating, but they are used for finding instant sex partners that lead to one-night stands. Short-term relationships are increasing due to the Internet and applications and will continue to increase in the future. Scholars have argued that sexual activity has tremendously increased, moving from traditional dating to a new style of dating called hookups. Also, research indicates numerous examples
This article presents the deceptions of online dating through the users profiles through self-presentation, emotions and trustworthiness.
Hooking up on a college campus has its positives and negatives. First off men benefit more from hooking up than women do. Women benefit more from traditional dating. The article “To Hook Up or Date: Which Gender Benefits?” by Carolyn Bradshaw, Arnold S. Kahn, and Bryan K. Saville explains how men benefit from hooking up and how women benefit from traditional dating. It explains the consequences of hooking up and the consequences of traditional dating. Hooking up has become so popular on college campuses that it has become the norm. In the article it explained how both genders have a similar ideas to hooking up as well as similar ideas to traditional dating. Both genders said hooking up is more popular than traditional dating because there is no commitment to continue the relationship. You meet a stranger at a party and if there is alcohol involved it makes the “hooking up” an easier process. You then start flirting with the stranger and engage in sexual behavior whether it is kissing or having sex. Traditional dating does have its benefits as well because you have the feeling of being liked/loved and also your partner is a friend to share happy moments with. The article did mentioned that both genders wanted a traditional date if you knew the other person had the same feelings for you.
Not surprisingly the lack of useful sexual information is one of the reasons of the spreading sex related diseases. According to The American Social Health Association (1998) each year there are near ten million of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases among the teenage...
Paul, E. L., & Hayes, K. A. (2002). The casualties of “casual” sex: A qualitative exploration of the phenomenology of college students’ hookups. Journal of personal and Social Relationships, 19, 639-661.
A majority of employees in today’s workforce work more than forty hours per week which leaves them little time to date or to meet new people. Employees often spend more time with their coworkers than their own families The increase in the amount of hours worked per work has caused some employees to pursue romantic relationships in the workplace. In a recent survey conducted by Workplace Options, nearly 85% of 18-29 years old would have a romantic relationship with a co-worker. () The increase in hours worked per week and acceptance of workplace dating among younger employees have forced employers to adopt policies that ban or limit workplace dating.
Hands are sweaty, heart is racing, and the feeling of light-headedness is present: these are all symptoms of the classic first date. The average human typically dreads first dates. There are many different first dates someone will go on, however. First, there is the Job Interview; this date is where the person on the date is pounded with questions. Next, there is the Over the Top, Time to Bop; this usually results in the person returning home slightly creeped out. There is also the Fairytale, which leaves the person feeling as though they are living in a romance movie. Lastly, there is the Talk or Walk; this date, no matter how fun the activity of the date is, is just silence. As any person in the dating realm can see, first dates
Based on a research of Online Dating & Relationships, Smith and Duggan stated that the ways of finding partners have been changed with the times. In the past, people used matchmaking, arranged marriages and printed personal ads. With the rapid technology advancement, there are alternative methods - online dating sites and smart phone dating apps. To compare with the people who date traditionally, people who date online are active to choose their dream man or woman by browsing the others profiles (9).
One of the reoccurring themes that became apparent throughout the interview was the concept of relationships, culture and avoidance in dating. Dating is the process whereby two people meet socially for companionships, beyond the level of friendships with the aim for suitability as a partner in an intimate relationships or marriage. The process of dating is impacted by past experiences, family dynamics, cultural, beliefs and customs. These relationships produce a strong connections between family members, education, cultural. The young man, interview #2 stayed away from people from the same culture because, of avoidance of finding a mate similar to his mother. He stated, “I have dated someone form the same culture but,
At some point in our lives where we are searching for that special someone. The methods of going about dating have changed quite dramatically over the years. Going out has grown from traditional dating, to internet 'dating', to group dating.
Dating use to be simple. Two people get to know each other, go on a few dates, and then one day they decide to be boyfriend and girlfriend. However, this doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The term “Dating” is getting used less every day. Dating is a thing of the past because it takes a longer process for two people to determine if they are ready to commit, the term “talking” has replaced the word dating, and because people don't stay fully committed to one person anymore.
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