When I was growing up, my mother would tell me that one day, boys would be waiting outside my home for me. She meant it in a loving, reassuring way. She meant that I was just so beautiful that boys would be just waiting outside my door to catch a glimpse of me. The next Helen of Troy, I suppose (except minus the war and bloodshed and the way too long book I'd have to analyze in college).

While her sentiment was pure, that always felt eerily systematic to me. In my dreams, these boys would just line the streets, waiting to be let in by my mother and to get the well sought after opportunity to engage with me. I was very young when she first told me this, so the boys and I would always be meeting up to play Littlest Pet Shop or to have a very quaint and proper tea party.

Now that I'm older, though, my mother telling me this feels just too real. In this day and age, you would never want all the men who were interested in you to line the streets -- you'd hate what you saw. You'd see the vastest range of people, all of whom are only expressing interest in you based on how you look and nothing more. Real life Tinder, so to speak, except you get to seeallthe people who swiped yes on you; the weirdos, the perverts and more. You'd hate what you saw because you'd see it as a reflection of who you were as a person.

If anything, my mother telling me this was her predicting the future of dating. More and more these days we end up dating people that we did not meet in person. People are ashamed to admit they met their S.O. online but the truth of it all is that online dating is the simplest way to meet someone. Boys and girls and everything in between are literally lining up to meet you, you just have to agree to meet them back.

For most, the idea of boys lining the streets for them is ideal. It means they have options and, in a way, its every girls dream to have a diverse cast of suitors with which to choose from (its very Disney Princess-esque, reminds me of Jasmine).

Dating in 2017 is difficult already. Everyone has crafted their social media profiles to show the world the best life their living but it does not tell you a thing about who they are or what they are interested in. Everyone is focused on building their platform and getting ready to enter the uncertain workforce that they do not have the time or desire to pursue real-life interactions.

Sometimes, swiping through Tinder matches is enough, and there is no need or desire to meet them in real life. Sometimes, it's easiest just to look through the window at the line of boys.