Our generation is plagued by hesitation because of the expectation that the right people and relationships we want will magically come to us. I hear a lot of people say, “The right person will find me,” or “the right person will come to me when it’s meant to be.” I’m tired of hearing these excuses.
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It’s cuffing season! Will your situationship become official before Valentine’s Day (and should it?)
While casual dating involves going on dates with no intention to become official, the situationship involves one person waiting on the other to change their mind. The inherent issue with situationships is the inevitable gray area. Is it casual, just friends, friends with benefits, or a real connection?
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Too many options: are dating apps really for me?
Dating apps take a lot of courage to fully follow through on. While texting strangers online isn’t a big commitment, meeting up with them isn’t usually the advice your parents give you.
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It Takes Two to Tango: Dating apps and drinking culture at Cal Poly
Drinking and dating in college have one thing in common: occasionally, mistakes are made. It can be from too much tequila or a Tinder mishap; regardless, the majority of people who have tried either have a horror story. There’s no need to feel alone when you take the walk of shame home because another Mustang […]
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‘Let’s play Tinder’: Cal Poly freshmen navigate Tinder for the first time
Anthropology and geography freshman Caroline Kelleher became single right before coming to college. Having just turned 18, she decided she wanted to see what Tinder could offer her. “I just thought it’d be kind of fun to try and see what I would encounter on there,” Kelleher said. Tinder gives students the opportunity to meet […]
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Fifty dates in fifty states
Connected by a screen, more than 1,000 miles apart, I sipped a grapefruit-flavored hard seltzer as he enjoyed a Twisted Tea. I’m on a date with a man I’ve never met before and probably never will.
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Dating goes digital
As Valentine’s Day quickly approaches, the dating scene has become steadily more convenient.
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The digital booty call
The digital age has ushered in more finger-to-phone typing than face-to-face talking. This not only changes the way people interact with each other, but it is shaking the grounds of how dating works today.
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Networking the heart: students, dating and technology
Alexandria Scott alexandriascott.md@gmail.com It all started with a Cal Poly hashtag. A few months ago, anthropology and geography senior Paige Hernandez uploaded a picture of the beach to Instagram with “#calpoly” in the description. Among the likes and comments from local friends, a Cal Poly alumnus living abroad had commented on her photo and said he was […]