How has dating changed over the last few years?

I stopped dating around the same time to focus on a degree!

Based on everything I'm hearing recently, I don't think anything is different. It sounds the same as anything I've dealt with previously in dating. Men are still shit and most will try to see what they can get away with.

If you have strong boundaries, strong knowledge and lists of red flags/deal breakers, and your self-esteem is intact you should be fine with FDS ideals. Be ready to walk away from any dude at the drop of a hat and block and delete. No benefit of the doubt. No inconsistency. No disrespect. No negging. No triangulation.

Be ruthless like FDS always pushes and you should be okay.

Men (as usual) destroyed the dating scene, and pickmes enable them. I think the biggest issue is we’re seeing the aftermath of hookup culture which exploded in the 2000s. Men feel entitled to sex and want everything for nothing.

2003-2006-ish:

Early days of OLD were through these random chat sites that looked like a whole blog. It was dreadful and people were untrusting of eachother. It was really the last resort. I knew people that resorted to this aside from marrying someone from a third world country. Aside from that, you knew people who knew people and that’s how to dated from my own observations.

2008-2013:

OLD was still relative rly good imo. However, people were still skeptical and preferred to meet people irl. Tinder was thing around this time.

Covid time-2022:

OLD sucks ass. I left the scene so quickly. I’m dragging my foot to go back. My relatives have had found love on these apps, but I remain a skeptic. I have given up entirely. Unless I meet someone irl, idc for OLD. Theres too much booty calls and situationships.

Present:

A lot of genz are getting married early because they’re really conservative and they want traditional marriages. That being said, the men in their 20’s aren’t mature, they just want a mommy bangmaid.