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Is Dating Outdated?

"Hooking up" is here to stay, but what has it done to valuable dating experiences and social relationships?

In "The Demise of Dating" by Charles M. Blow, an article on the New York Times' website, the pros and cons of the old dating system are discussed.

...That’s not good. So why is there an increase in hooking up? According to Professor [Kathleen] Bogle [a professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia], it’s: the collapse of advanced planning, lopsided gender ratios on campus, delaying marriage, relaxing values and sheer momentum.

It used to be that “you were trained your whole life to date,” said Ms. Bogle. “Now we’ve lost that ability — the ability to just ask someone out and get to know them.”

Now that’s sad.

Are there any benefits to "hooking up" as opposed to actual dating? To be honest, it appears as if this new romance trend is destroying the very definition of the word "relationship". If you ask me, it's just one more way that guys (and girls too I suppose) can feed their lustful desires without the intervention of emotions and trust.

Does anyone agree with me? What is happening to meaningful romantic relationships? Are they gaining value or losing value because of the trend of "hooking up"?

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.