To say that dating and relationships in the year 2017 are complicated is one hell of an understatement.

Social media and smartphones have made a significant impact on how we interact with one another on a daily basis both professionally and personally. It is not always for the better.

There are many dating apps and websites out there for people to join and find someone to go out with. People want something "casual" with no strings attached. This casual hookup culture that is going on today is disappointing for those who seek an actual committed relationship.

While engaging in hookup culture saves one from being in a committed relationship, several negatives can occur as a result. When men have hooked up with multiple women, people do not bat an eye. However, if a girl hooks up with various people, she is labeled as being a slut and get slut-shamed. Not to mention, the increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases and infections is nothing to play around with. Regardless of how "careful" you can be, engaging in sexual relations with multiple people (who may or may not have/had relations with multiple people as well) increases the chance of contracting some disease or infection.

Aside from medical professionals, nobody else really has any right whatsoever to question one's virginity status. It is none of your damn business. You almost may as well ask for my social security number while you are at it.

If you barely know a person, or if you work with them, people like that do not have the right to know such personal details about you. Oh, and if you do decide to ask that question, do not do that via text message. If you are not capable of asking that question in person, you probably should not be having sex anyway.

It has been over five and a half years since I rejoined the singles club. After we broke ties with each other, I was given a proposition to be friends with benefits with him. I thought (and still think) that that is ridiculous. I have signed up for a couple of dating websites and apps, and have gone out with a couple of guys once and twice.

One of those guys texted me after the second time we hung out asking whether or not I was a virgin. Let's just say that I ended all contact with him after that. I have had a couple of other people inquire about that as well. I have even had a recent proposition where one person I know was told by their significant other that they could seek personal affection outside of their relationship, so I was asked if I wanted to do that.

You are either with me or you are not with me. I am not down with the friends and benefits bullshit, so please go ask someone else.