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Since I started online dating, that’s the only way I’ve met people. I feel like I should be able to meet people in every day life, not only through an app!
I only meet people online too. I meet them in person but we get in touch online. It helps my social anxiety to know them a bit before meeting. Plus if they live at a distance that's even better because we can't see each other in person often which me as an introvert enjoy. I like having friends if they don't invade my space more often than necessary. Often when I try to have friends who live close to me I only find myself eventually resenting them for dragging me out too much.
Haha well lately this has very much been me. I have done a few real life approach type deals this year but never had good sucess. Zeeeero sex from doing that. Then I found tinder. I rely very heavily on tinder but I don't see that as a problem as long as the results are good, which lately has definitely been the case :)
It's just so much easier and it also takes away a lot of the negative components of in person approaching. When you first meet its over text so the ice gets broken not face to face which saves a lot of anxiety, and you know she is at least open to tou if she swiped right and also you can tell if she meets your criteria before you even meet. There is no risk she has a boyfriend or anything either so it's just so much less risky.
Sounds about right for how people meet romantically nowadays. Is that what you're talking about?
Unfortunately with advances of technology we stop noticing our surrounding environment wich means meeting people is much harder. So unfortunately that is common now days. I rarely meet people either. Especially dating wise it just seems not worth it cause if I like him and things get serious and then tell him I'm trans and watch that probably ruin everything. With online dating I dont got to worry about that since it's in my profile. Not that anyone ever actually reads those damn things but still
Humans are social animals. No, not normal to only meet them online. Becoming all too common, but not really a normal way to interact with the world.
While social anxiety is on the rise and more and more interactions happen in an online setting, we are still social and seek out interactions online. To be a true hermit you can't go online regularly. I'd argue the desire is pretense and used as a mask. They still crave it but are afraid of it.
Of course I have no proof, and I'm not saying hermits don't exist, just that we are still craving a social presence despite many fearing it. Hence a social network like this place.