In such a short space of time we’ve moved into an age where the rules of dating have changed dramatically. No longer do we sit by the home phone waiting for it to ring, fearing leaving the house in case we miss THE call!
Once upon a time general dating rules dictated you had to wait three days before calling someone after a date, of course this wasn’t hard and fast but it kind of made sense at the time.
Now with communication so readily available through text, email, Facebook etc the rules have definitely changed, to what I’m yet to work out.
Since returning to the dating scene, post date communication has varied from a text minutes after, to a text later that night or a Facebook message or not hearing from them till days later.
You would think this would be a direct result as to how that person felt about you, that a text straight after would mean they were keen, a text days later meaning they’re not. This is entirely not so, which makes it feel more like the rules of dating are still working themselves out as we go along.
What about another situation, you happen to be on things like Tinder or eHarmony, what happens if you end up talking to two people you like and in turn go on a date with both of them within say a week of each other.
Traditionally this is what American’s consider ‘dating’ and is completely normal and expected, however in Australia we’ve never really embraced that idea.
Is it considered cheating? Or are Australians more open to the idea of dating compared to say 5 years ago?
With more avenues to meet people and communicate the waters of dating are becoming a lot more muddied. There seem to be a lot less rules and it’s a complete lucky dip as to how the person you’re seeing is going to react to different situation, none of it relating to how much they do or don’t like you.
What are the rules as you see them?
Samara is the Editor of Big Ink Magazine and spends her time writing and perusing the latest fashion. She doesn’t believe in true love or Prince Charming, but finding someone to enhance your life rather than hinder it.