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When it comes to flirting, we are no longer what we were
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In the last decade, dating apps have become the main way to meet people
It is difficult that something does not change in a decade. In the last 10 years, the way we dress has been transformed; there are new nutritional trends; now we see television differently … and our relationships have changed too.
One of the biggest changes we find in the plane of “flirting.” Now the dating apps as one of the main ways (if not the way) to meet new people and flirt. Also, the opening of some “chains” that often oppress us, have made it possible each time, especially women, to talk about what one is looking for and how one feels without much shame or difficulty.
Among all these changes, a study carried out by the dating page Meetic, highlights that, today, there is less social pressure about being single. “While in 2014 67% of Spanish singles said they felt pressure from their relatives to start a relationship, now only 44% affirm it,” they explain from the study.
Proud of being single
El stigma about being single (which especially affects women) is less and less. Some data provided by Gleeden, a website for extramarital encounters, reveals that 13% of its users are single women who, beyond looking for a formal relationship, what they want are adventures without commitment.
This drop in the “shame” of being single is attributed to the “boom” of online dating. For example, when asked in 2013, only 51% of respondents had approached someone in a bar, while today 58% of singles say they find it more difficult than before to approach a person in a public space. Other revealing data: singles have less and less confidence to find a partner through their friends (62% in 2012; 52% in 2020), at work (33% in 2012; 29% in 2020) or a social event (57% in 2012; 39,5% in 2020).
This means that, right now, the main option to meet a couple is the Internet, even more so since the beginning of the pandemic derived from Covid-19. The study data reflects that 81% of people who do not have a partner would opt for online dating.
On the other hand, one of the most striking changes is that, not only have the first dates become a little more informal, but there are also more. «75% of singles in Spain declare having had at least one first date in the last month, compared to just 58% in 2013, “they say from the study. Regarding the informality of these, if before what predominated were the most classic plans, such as going to dinner at a restaurant, now they usually opt for the more relaxed option: meeting for a beer or coffee.
Finally, the other big change in the study data is that, not only is sex life more valued, but more is said about it. “Over time and probably as a result of the #Metoo movement, single women are now more likely to defend the importance of their sexual development: 87% of them agree with this statement, compared to only 63% in 2014 “, they comment from Meetic.