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I’m not here to judge reality dating shows. Not even a little. TV trash or TV treasure, that’s all in the eye of the beholder, and sometimes watching pretty people and their drama is, oddly enough, the perfect way to relax. If one s looking for validation in that type of entertainment, it’s entirely fair to suggest that we can learn as much from questionable behavior and poor judgement as we can from watching people make solid life choices.
Still, there are dating shows that try a little harder or, at least, have lessons for us that go beyond “wear sunscreen and bring a lot of condoms.” Sometimes the lessons are, broadly speaking, cultural: People talk about “modern dating” like it’s all one thing, but there are as many variations between queers in the midwest and straights in NYC as there are between singles in Chicago and Seoul. Regions, cultural backgrounds, and even relative neurodivergences all play a part in complicating things (for better and for worse). So it’s instructive to take a look at shows that take a stab at exploring the reasons why dates work, and why they don’t—even between people who are otherwise compatible.
from Lifehacker https://ift.tt/xhHeDpP
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