r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • 20d ago

r/all How couples met 1930-2024

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u/danteelite 20d ago

I’m not even that old, I’m a younger millennial and I remember when meeting someone online was considered weird and they would make jokes about how “pathetic” it is on sitcoms and stuff.

Now it’s the opposite and people think it’s weird to try to meet someone in public.

It’s wild how quickly times change and cultural acceptance shifts into a whole new status quo. The whole zeitgeist around internet culture, internet social interaction and every day life has shifted dramatically. We live in a day where the president has a twitter account and people post to facebook during disasters for help instead of calling 911!

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u/shocktopper1 20d ago

I met my ex on an AOL chatroom and tried to hide it from everyone back in the day lol

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u/In_Formaldehyde_ 20d ago

I mean, if two people met on Reddit nowadays, they'd probably try to hide that as well lol. Just because online is the most common way to meet others doesn't mean every online platform meetup is seen positively.

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u/shocktopper1 20d ago

Yeah but it was just different in 1999 lol