Hi Prudence

I don’t agree that going on dates is necessarily common these days. Going on dates is more for people who are actively boyfriend and girlfriend.

Dating culture these days is centred around hooking up without being officially boyfriend and girlfriend. It is actually harder to find someone who does want to date officially.

Being approached is more likely to happen in specific situations. Namely, parties. Do you go to many parties? Approaches there will be people trying to hook up. Otherwise, it generally takes a while for people to express an interest. Do you have many single male friends? Even being friends with someone doesn’t guarantee that they will want to date officially even if they do take an interest. Many still only want to hook up. When I say that dating is difficult these days. I mean it. It took a long time for me to find someone who actually wanted to officially date instead of just hooking up.

I’ve never used a dating app, it’s not my cup of tea having sex with strangers.

It is rude to stare while people are looking. People are naturally going to avoid being caught doing that.

I’m sorry to hear that dating has been hard for you in real life as well as online.

Love and best wishes! ❤️🙏