An 'Intimacy Crisis' Is Driving the Dating Divide

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lando2319•about 5 hours ago

> "80 percent of Gen Z say that they want a romantic relationship, but 55 percent say they’re not ready...We’ve screwed up a whole generation with this idea you need to overly self actualize before you can be in a relationship."

unsupp0rted•about 4 hours ago

Their belief is accurate: young people no longer accept flawed partners the way older generations did.

They don't even accept flawed celebrities or flawed relatives.

Qem•about 4 hours ago

I wonder how much of this is due to the likes of Instagram, where everybody presents a throughout curated, filtered version of themselves, setting unrealistic expectations as a baseline everywhere.

gkhartman•about 4 hours ago

"Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something" ~Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)

I feel this doesn't get taught enough in school and it's a really important life lesson.

PaulHoule•about 5 hours ago

... or to believe that you can't be lovable if you aren't perfect.

Guyadou•about 4 hours ago

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An 'Intimacy Crisis' Is Driving the Dating Divide

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