Now-a-days, there is no such thing as commitment.
This generation has brought about what we call as "things," and "talking," but actually dating seems to be a thing of the past. No one in this day and age wants to be committed or "tied down," but are glad to be someone's pastime. This occurs much more during the high school/college years than anything else.
I don't see the point in it, because I feel that no matter how "uncommitted" you two agree to be, in your "thing," or while "talking," someone always ends up falling for the other. That, or there's discrepancy on how "uncommitted" you are, because one may think that they can only be involved with that one person, while that one person is involved in "things" with 6 others too. One person may be "curving" all the other people,that hit them up on social media, or text, while the other is texting 3 others and having conversations on social media with 4 others; flirting and sexting. Is that fair to the other person? Must be today because it's almost looked at as a positive to have so many people interested and have "side" chicks/guys.
As for "talking," I don't really see a true difference between that and dating, besides the fact that someone is afraid of commitment. But what's the point of getting to know someone so well, and exerting so much time and effort into someone when it's only ever going to be at that stage. It's a whole lot of time and efforts invested to still have someone be that uninterested in being with only you. And again, someone usually falls while the other does not feel the same all because talking and dating are seen as very similar in what they are. And that, is the the problem with our generation.
For those of you so afraid of losing your freedom, or being tied down... do you really believe that with the right person or mindset, you would really need to worry about that? Being tied down, and being with someone that you care about and love being with are two different things. Being tied down is somewhat of a negative whereas being with your best friend is not. If the feelings are mutual and you're happy together in the "talking," or "thing," stage, what do you really have to lose?
Too many people are getting used, or hurt by the games our generation plays and that's not how it's supposed to be. Love is supposed to be exhilarating and fun, but today it's more of a job or game of guessing than anything else. Can you be happy at all, or even content with someone else if you never know where you stand? When you aren't sure if they'll even text you back because it's not a convenient time for them, or they don't need you to be a "booty call" tonight? Why would you want to be that for anyone when you could be thought of as so much more with the right person?
So I ask: What is there to be so afraid of?
