Dating Culture Essay

College, undoubtedly, creates ultimate, astonishing opportunities in your life, even in your dating life. But unfortunately, in today's society, relationships are not as straightforward as they used to be. College students are experiencing the confusion and unhappiness of dating. This dating culture creates ambiguity and overall dissatisfaction. If more time, effort, and communication were to be put into creating a solid connection, people would understand true and meaningful relationships.
Is effort being put in into dating? Asking you out on a real date seems unlikely, so just expect to “hang out”. There are no standards with this method, it could range from a “netflix and chill” night to a romantic dinner and movie. But a planned out evening requires courage and energy. Alex Williams wrote an article, “The End of Courtship?” explaining the shift from traditional to modern dating. How courage and effort plays a role was demonstrated when Williams wrote, “Traditional courtship — picking up the telephone and asking someone on a

In “Hookup Culture on College Campuses: Centering College Women, Communication Barriers, and Negative Outcomes”, Laura Klinger reviews the nature of dating culture in college and expresses the challenges, especially communication, that inflict negative consequences on students. Klinger explains a study of 25 undergraduate students were 4 main themes emerged from, explaining why clear communication is challenging. One of the themes was “...relational talk was feared to be potentially stigmatizing and a means of losing power within the relationship...”. Expressing clear and straightforward communication creates vulnerability, resulting in losing any “power” in the relationship. Relationships are not games you are trying to win. There is nothing to win, just a whole lot to lose. This is a major problem in the modern dating culture. (Klinger, “Hookup Culture on College