Is it normal that i feel so old-school compared to today's dating?

We are sadly a dying race. I prefer the past standards on love than the modern ones. People had respect for themselves and weren't constantly hitting the sack. They met someone and confessed their feelings for them. They took time to get to know them better and would slowly take it from there.

Modern society has changed all of that. People are sluts who have one night stands and once they get up in the morning they barely give thought to that "random stranger". They don't wait anymore, everything is pressured! Then there are all of these STDs that you didn't have to worry about in the past.

The Internet is convenience and laziness at best. They are pros, but there are also cons.
I especially hate how people will break up publicly on something like Facebook or won't even have the decency to tell the person face to face so instead they text or call them.

Humanity is really going down the drain!

You're not alone, there are many people who prefer the traditional way of dating. I would prefer to get close with someone emotionally before getting close physically, if you know what I mean. Having coitus isn't the most important thing in a relationship, unless of course you're reproducing.

The taboo on sex has really been lifted more and more as time goes on. People dont tend to place the importance on the act that was once the cornerstone of healthy relationships.

Years ago people were encouraged to wait and it was considered respectable to do so, perhaps it was thought of as "cool" to do so. Not anymore, now its "cool" to have casual sex whenever the possibility arises.

And I am as guilty as the next person of this.

I agree, I like the traditional way of dating as well. I refuse to bend to the new rules though. Just cause everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you have to, right? I met my boyfriend and asked him out the good ol'fashioned way. It was scary as hell though, so I see the draw to do it through text or online. But we have a wonderful story from it :P

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Totally normal! I prefer guys who act like you, tons more personal that way!

There is nothing wrong with the way you think =^_^= more people should think the way you do, I know I do.

I am really glad that there are still people out there that feel the way you feel. I am also of university age and I must say, I hate the way my peers, both male and female, are only after one thing; a one night stand. I wish more people could remember the way our grandparents were, dating traditionally, holding hands and going into soda shops to enjoy a milkshake together. It appears to me that our generation has missed a few crucial lessons on life and love.

By the way, are you a guy or a girl?

i prefer that too, i hooked of with a girl and it was really dissapointing to me, and i just want a real relationship myself...mehhh

Embrace the new technology before you get left behind there will be time for traditional values later in life. You wont meet someone if you insit on being old school

Haha.
I remember the first time I found out about this.
I was talking to my Aunt about clubbing while driving her back from the doctor. She told me about what women like to do at clubs, and explained to me the concept of hooking up. I am not a sheltered child by any means, but this "hooking up" thing really mystified me, as I thought only women in movies, TV shows (Sex in the City) or very sexual women do this. I did not think that it was a common method of uh... dating?

I know what you mean, unfortunately, I have a lot of friends that do what you described, and they come to me asking how I find men that want relationships while all they find is men that want sex... maybe it has something to do with my not offering my vagina to them on a silver platter the moment they smile at me? Wow my thoughts are too negative.

Normal. However, I feel bad for women who try to seek healthy relationships by doing this. I know a lot of women do it "right", but most don't. "That life was lust and liberty", I tried something similar to this once. I didn't get nearly the satisfaction that I did from long-term romances.