I don't understand what has happened to the dating culture of society today. I get it, things are never like they are in the movies, but, all in all, it seems to be a complete polar opposite. Now, maybe I am just over my head and a day dreamer, but I would like to think that there can be more to a relationship then just the physical. No matter where I turn, it seems to be a new type of relationship, meanwhile they're not even a real true relationship.

What is with the phase of "talking" now. You hear people say it all the time, "Oh, I'm talking to this kid." Yes I have said it, but I never knew what I actually meant by it. Like yes, I can be talking to multiple people at one time, my mom, my brother, my best friend, but I don't always understand when the line crosses between talking and "talking." I looked up what talking meant on Urban Dictionary, because you know that's the best place to go to find out the hidden meaning of words, and this is the answer I found, "When two people like eachother and are getting to know each other better,but are still single and not "going out" yet." I just don't get the point of this stage. Yes at first you will be talking to get to know someone at first, but in my past experience, I "talked" to a guy for almost six months, and it was just pointless.

Now if you can escape this talking stage, you move onto dating. Dating someone today does not seem like what it used to be. Now I don't have much experience, I have only dated two people in my lifetime and they weren't very intense relationships; each for only a few months, but I will say it was not what I was expecting.

I was expecting romance and surprises and excitement. Hell, I was expecting at least once to be walked to my door and kissed goodnight, but it was always just a goodbye from the car. And within relationships, it seems that nothing can be private and alone. Anytime something happens in relationships that I see online, it goes online. Happy things and exciting things yes, post about them let everyone celebrate with you, but please stop sub-posting about your boyfriend or girlfriend anytime something goes bad. Stop just giving up and letting a fight win -- you've got to work a little bit if you want it to happen.

Now, not all relationships come to this. I can see a large amount of great relationships within my friends and just observing, but the whole pretense of it has changed, and it can just be infuriating.