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Originally Posted by DepressedMyself
I find myself asking this question more often than not. It is like the majority of people aren't interested in relationships anymore, well, at least in my generation. I am only 21, and I've never actually been in a relationship with anyone at all. When I was going through my teen years, I came to the conclusion that I will never be in a relationship and I was fine with not being in one for a very long time. However, when I started to be medicated, my thoughts and emotions towards many things changed, now I lust for a close relationship with someone, and I would love to care and caress them if I was.
But it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. Most people in this current generation are not interested in closeness, it seems to be that sex is the only thing that is keeping people together. And when I say this, it isn't as if they anything in common, or they have each others interests at heart, they're only interested for their body and nothing more. To be honest, I find this type of behavior to be disgusting, because it is literal objectification. But, I realize that it is now the mantra of current relationships now, and I am finding it hard to get back to my previous personality towards that.
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Every generation gets blamed for a lack of morals and only being interested in shallow relationships. I don't think it is just younger people, I remember Gen X getting blamed for it before Millenials were, and lord knows people thought the youth of the 1960s, 70s, 80, etc were too promiscuous and headed for disaster. I think it's just being young, honestly. Are you in college? I think setting also plays a part. I keep seeing articles about how no one dates anymore but I'm 35 and no on really dated when I was younger either. It was all "hanging out" and "hooking up" we just couldn't "ghost" people because that was before cell phones.
I think people are less likely to get attached when they are young because they feel exactly like you do, everyone is just looking for sex. You are not the only one who wants more! A lot of people are out there settling for less because they think it's all they can get - men and women both. People are afraid to put themselves out there, to admit emotional attachment because they don't want to be hurt, etc. Be clear about what you're looking for, don't settle for less than what you want/deserve, and you will find love. It might not be lasting love immediately but for some people that takes longer.