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I’m certainly not saying that we should follow the lead of older generations on most things. They did, after all, drop the ball on some pretty major things like equality for women and recognizing the full spectrum of sexuality. But maybe, just maybe, we should look to them for a little advice on dating and relationships (minus the part where consent wasn’t a huge deal to them). Okay, okay—I realize I keep making the views of the older generation seem worse and worse, but you have to admit there was some beauty in a time when the only way you got to meet somebody was by literally meeting them. In person. Perhaps through a friend. There is something to be said for the straightforward nature of the way things used to be. If you went on a date with someone, there was some understanding that there was an intention of a relationship. Boy, have things changed. Here are dating and relationship norms that would offend older generations—and should perhaps offend us.

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Phone calls are for relationships

Today, if two people who have just begun dating or are planning to go on a date call each other on the phone, all hell breaks loose. Not exactly but, don’t you sort of panic when you see a man is calling you rather than texting you, and think, “There must be some sort of emergency!”

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