On... Anticipation
I miss… wait for it… an...ti...ci...pation.. . You know, that feeling of NOT getting what you want immediately; of NOT having whatever your heart desires at the touch of a button - be it the news, Chinese takeout or a jumbo package of toilet paper at your front door? I miss the excitement of possibility ... Of going out to a party or event hoping to meet someone interesting, waiting to hear from them, waiting to go out on a date with them, and waiting to learn everything about them – slowly, over time. I’ve come to realize that one of my biggest problems with dating apps is that it completely obliterates the delicious anticipation we used to relish in the process of dating. Now you click a box – “want a relationship” or “looking for fun,” “want kids” or “no kids!” You click a link to a potential date's social media profile and learn everything about them from what elementary school they attended to what birthday cake they ate this year; You click on photos and see ...