Dating in the 2000's...To Easy or To Hard??? ( Archived) (7)

I want to hear what people have to say about dating today. I was talking to my mom and dad not to long ago about how they met. They have been married for about 35 years. They met in what they used to call a "honkey tonk". Apparently it was really easy to get a date back then. No worries about STD's..most places you could take a date to were under a $1.00., there wasn't as much competetion, etc. But in the 2000's..if you go to a bar or a club it's usually pretty packed right..same lines again and again... The movies, it is usually for couples now?!?! I try not to go to the movies because I can't stand to hear someone slurping on a straw trying to get that last sip of drink out of the cup!!! Grocery stores??? How many single men go in there and really shop around? Most bachelors run in and out. So we come to the internet chats...seems a little more better. You can look at the picture, read a quick profile, and decide yeah or nah. But is it still as easy today as it was about 40 years ago?

My dad told me that years ago laundrymats were a good place to meet gals. He said all you had to do was pretend to throw a couple purple sweaters into a load of whites...he said the gals would virtually swarm him. Cost a lot in dimes I guess (late 50's laundrymat prices. No...today much easier, places like this help screen the riff raff. Saves a lot of money on awkward first date dinners and such.

Dating nowadays ? Hmm much harder then it was a while ago or perhaps my age is getting the better of me . The women I encounter are only into one thing .... MONEY . I'm not saying all but most . when I was younger it was actually about getting to know the whole person not jus what they can get from you .

well my parents have been amrried for 31yrs now and they never worried about any STDs either but i think most of it is due to the media and the knowledge we have now


metting someone well thats another story altogether yeah it is hard to meet peole but you never know till ya try right

I believe people of that generation were more honest and trustworthy.They said what they meant and meant what they said.

I think John Wayne said it pretty well.

"I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble".

John Wayne

Seems like if you don't have a well paid job...i am self employed and a hot car...I have an 87 pick up...dating can be a challenge.