Generation Tinder

When I was 14 I thought I had my life all planned out. If you asked me then where i would be in 10 years I most likely would have said something about being married by at the latest 25 and I would have kids before 30. Sitting here, typing that out, actually makes me cringe. How fucking naive was I to think that. Right now,  I'm 22 and I couldn't tell you what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow, so how would I ever be able to predict when I'll get married.

 It would probably be easier to predict this if I had a serious boyfriend, but honestly, I don't really want one right now and I really don't think I'm the only one that feels that way . Maybe its because I'm too independent right now, or maybe its because my generation just doesn't date. Thats right, I said it. WE.DON'T.DATE. It's way more common for someone to say they're "talking" to someone than to say that they're dating someone. But what does "talking" mean and why does this stupid "talking" stage last so long? Part of me thinks it's because the majority of us don't want to settle, another part of me thinks it's because a lot of us have been burned so badly that we don't want to risk it again. Am I right?

What ever happened to going out of your way to show someone you're interested? It's almost like since apps like Tinder came around we've all gotten lazy. How many of you really want to tell your kids, "Mommy and Daddy met because we both swiped right on his iPhone". I'm not saying Tinder is bad, its actually kind of awesome (everyone around you is literally at your finger tips), but have we really become so absorbed in our cell phones and iPads that we can't make these connections on our own? Our parents did it with landlines so why is it so hard for us when we have things like snap chat, texting and direct to caller cell services? 

We're a generation that over-analyzes, is more hypocritical than realistic, and yet is still hopelessly romantic. Who knew three characteristics could make finding love so difficult? And who knew a HBO show with a very realistic girl would describe the way the majority of us feel?