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Kelsey Rother

The New Dating World

                The new teenage generation has left many trying to navigate the dating world confused. Between words like “going out” and “hooking up” what do all these terms mean,

 Going out based upon cumulative interviews confirm that “going out” today is two people with a mutual affection hanging out, but over 30 years ago was two people that knew each other and were serious about each other. “Hooking up” however is just another new term that today teens have made up what does this  mean, well according to Aubrey a 17 year old at Eastview High School a

“Hook up is a one night stand, something that maybe is a mistake you will do again and again.”

Interestingly enough some just a year ahead of her 18 year old Philip defines a “hook-up” as

“Getting together with a girl for one night, but doesn’t entail sex”

, and finally according to 52 year old Diane when she was young a “hook up” was

“After a dance going out to a burger joint with a boy”

The differences in statements all have to do with different, generations.  Back in the 70’s the word

“hook-up” wasn’t even used, and today if someone walks up to you and asks you out, and you’ve only know them for a day if you like them enough you’ll say yes and all of a sudden you’re “dating”.  According to 18 year old Philip.

Over 30 years can cause a huge difference, but this new technology era of teens are causing communication between two people far apart, which I believe is what is causing the changes between knowing who you are dating, and getting to know them as a friend as you date them something I call a “dating friend” .

Not only is this new generation changing the way the “terms” used for dating, but they are changing the term dating itself.

“A date is two people being together” Philip.

However according to Diane “its two people hanging out alone”

This just goes to show the huge rift between the 30 years change in “dating terms”