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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
What exactly is Post Modern Dating? Let's take a look back at history...Caveman Man bonks the girl on the head and drags her home. Tribe Man goes to the other guy's house/tribe and steals the girl he wants (this continues until the Fall of Troy when people realize it really isn't worth it). Classical Man or his family goes to the girl's family and arranges to bring the two families together; goats and sheep are exchanged (sometimes camels). Medieval A mix of the classical and tribe approaches - the king gets to bonk the girl (not on the head, but in bed). Revolutionary/Bohemian Man starts to woo the lady and convince her that love conquers all and the world is full of revolutionary ideals. The Gilded Age (The 10s thru 20s) Life is all about big band, big parties and unrequited love - where the young working class boy meets the high society girl, they fall in love, but can never be together. Return To Innocence (Late 40s thru early 50s) Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl again, and everyone lives happily ever after in a house with a white picket fence (Pleasantville). Rock & Roll (Late 50s thru early 60s) Boy chases girl, boy gets girl, Rock & Roll star chases girl, and the boys play chicken to see who gets girl (Happy Days). Psychedelic (Late 60s) Boy meets girl, they get high together, and the free love flows. Disco (The 70s) Disco brings couples or groups together to the tune of “Love will bring us together.” Progressive (The 80s) Boy meets girl, girl meets other boy, everyone gets confused, and no one knows who's supposed to be asking out whom. Modern (The 90s and early 2000s) Everyone chases everyone, the internet and technology makes dating more available but less decipherable, and no one is sure about or comfortable with the situation. Post Modern (Today and beyond) Order is restored! Communication and respect re-emerge and people once again enjoy the ritual of dating.
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