The New Rules of Dating: 4 Ways Dating Has Changed in the Last Five Years

This is how we have devolved into a superficial, use once throw away culture. The little or no investment plan sounds good for players,in fact, straight out of "The Game". This article has made dating into a sport, with a game plan, post game review,etc. A person here becomes a football, not a someone you are connecting to. Investing in multiple low-yeild (low investment) things is a stratagy, about as good as thinking numerous penny stocks will make you rich. Yes, you will have dates all the time, but you will not have quality people whom you have made some worthwhile investment in, who will bring you a return on that investment.. Junk bonds, anyone?

I think the premise of this article is wrong. First off, you have to answer the question, "What is the purpose of 'dating'?" If it's just to score cheap sex, then you are a user. Period. If it is to spend time with the opposite sex, with or without sex, then admit that.

For me, the purpose of dating as a single person is to lead to marriage. Therefore, "playing the string", and keeping multiple girls on the hook, while "keeping their interest by being moderately available, letting them know youi're ddating multiple people, etc" is not only duplicitious, but counterproductive. Unless and untill bigamy or polygamy becomes legal/moral, I can't have multiple wives (at least not at the same time). So, why would I want multiple quasi-wives, or prospective wives at the same time?

Dating is also meant to set up the pattern of the relationship that a couple will hopefully follow throughout their life together. If the pattern you set up is "you're only one of many people I'm interested in"--well, that won't fly in most relationships, let alone most marriages. Just try telling your wife that your other three girlfriends are just as important as she is, and see how long she stays.

Immorality and stupidity are still immorality and stupidity whether they're aided and abetted by technology or not. Even if "cool" people multidate today, that still doesn't make it right, or better than the old way. You can bet that "cool" people will be doing something else in a few years, which won't work any better than what they're doing today. And nothing looks stupider than yesterday's "cool." On the other hand, the classics will always be classic.