Beginning a relationship that could last for dozens of years used to be simpler, my Grams tells me.

She says it was as easy as liking a girl, walking up to her to tell her how you felt, and getting together if she liked you too.

And just like that, you have likely gotten yourself a life partner.

Fast forward to today, the concept of dating has changed in entirety.

Grams tell me that dating did have its purpose back in the days. It was the prequel to marriage, but not today. Millennials want to date because of several mischievous reasons, and marriage is hardly part of them.

One of the obvious reasons is that millennials are so hyper-focused on sex that they can’t see any better reason to want to commit that much to someone else.

But they forget that all the sex in the world cannot turn into a real relationship.

I recall someone saying that relationships ought to be easier in this era. “Technology has made it so”.

True, relationship ought to be easier for our generation. Whether you are the more introverted than monks, or a party birdie, there’s someone for you. And thanks to technology, you can be matched with an ideal partner In a manner of minutes.

You could be in a relationship with someone you love and be two continents apart, and still, function.

But just like a lot of things, we have managed to use the same tech to screw this up too.

It begins with having a disastrous coffee date with both parties tapping at their phones repeatedly, texting God knows who.

And then it progresses to micro dating, and ‘managing’ multiple partners and getting away with it with the aid of some of the latest features on our phones.

Dating has become more businesslike, with first dates as job interviews. Little wonder millennial daters act like co-workers towards each other, rather than potential romantic partners.

Millennial dating is so screwed.

Whatever happened to the old ways?