This is really a monumental societal change.

3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.

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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

for some reason seeing the plummet of "through friends" makes me really sad

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Nearly everyone I dated or hooked up with, including my wife, were through friends. It was a great way to hang out and get to know each other before just doing one on one stuff.

    I knew it was going to go down, but holy hell that is a massive drop and I don't know if that means through friends wasn't as good as I remember compared to online or if people just aren't bothering with introducing people anymore.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'll bet that it's due to the trend we've seen in the last couple of decades: fewer close friends, if any at all.

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