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I met this lady that I’ll be writing about soon, but not yet. She’s a relationship coach and studies at Pepperdine, so I assumed she might know a thing or two. She got me thinking about my past relationships and the girls that have cycled through my life in some shitty ways and some not-so-shitty. Admittedly, I may not have dealt with situations more maturely, and some I dealt with better. Confrontation is not my strength. I carry many weaknesses that don’t go hand in hand with a relationship. I’m sure that’s the majority of us nowadays. This consequently results in a pretty terrible dating scene for younger people. Fewer young people can be in caring and meaningful relationships. It's pretty evident if you look at the current dating pool and have been in it for long enough. I recently read a study by Harvard Education because yes, I do feel proper research from academic studies is important before writing a blog such as this one. One of the key takeaways I got from the study was the over-exaggeration of hook-up culture in today's dating world, which I feel 50/50 about. I can see it not being as prevalent as we think it is, but on one side, I also think hooking up is such a specific factor to pinpoint. Rather, I feel the majority of young people are using apps and other alternatives to meet people which doesn't necessarily translate to hooking up.
It's important to stay true to yourself and what you want. Don't settle and sell your heart to anyone don't allow yourself to be seduced by anyone who can't share similar values with you or is not willing to meet halfway and have that balance. It goes for you and me as well. I'll be writing way more about this soon. This was just something I woke up kind of eager to get off my mind.
The article is linked below as well.