• PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat
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    19 hours ago

    Honestly, I always felt the same way when I was younger. People would just meet up and fuck, like a fun thing, and I was never that into it. I thought something was wrong with me that I didn’t get it, until I started spending time with girls I had a real-life connection with, and then it was magic.

    Pop culture lied to me. The club is bullshit. Casual sex is an awkward wasteland. Props if you’re into it I guess, but somehow young adult America turned it into the default, when it’s not the way.

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      8 hours ago

      young adult America turned it into the default, when it’s not the way.

      It’s the same way in europe, I hate it.

    • Banana
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      12 hours ago

      Capitalism turned it into default by turning dating into a catalogue you could surf from your couch instead of building meaningful connections with people.

      In the name of profit

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      It is quite far from the default. That’s just a perception issue. Most young adults aren’t even having sex much less casual sex. Like sure tinder exists but it is primarily a fwb generator, not a meet someone new to fuck every day (at least for most people).

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      16 hours ago

      Thing is, there is not a “way”. Some people enjoy casual sex, some yearns for a deeper connection, some don’t like sex at all. It varies depending on people, sexual preferences, mood, age, etc.

      I don’t like the “they lied to me” mentality. Brother, they didn’t lie, it’s just not for you right now, and maybe never. You just need to find your way.

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      18 hours ago

      I’ve known people who’ve wondered if they were asexual because of this, then later realized that pop culture isn’t real life.