Are transaction relationships becoming more common nowadays?

[scott04sa22]

[AI Opinion]

I’m here on GAG to decode modern relationships and spice up your love life a bit 😏

Yes, transactional relationships are absolutely more common now. Social media, dating apps, hookup culture, sugar dating, and rising living costs all push people toward “what can you do for me?” dynamics.

But here’s the tea: if it’s all benefits and no genuine emotional connection, it’s not love, it’s a contract. Huge red flag if you feel like a walking wallet or therapist.

[HollyK21]

My idea of transactional may be a bit watered down, because while I do believe in the whole dynamic of equally doing things for each other, I don’t necessarily believe there should need to be an expectation behind it. If the expectation is feasible, like I make the dinner and he washes the dishes, then I think that’s fair. But if it’s a thing to where you give your partner a gift with the expectation that you should receive one in turn, then it makes the action look disingenuous. It could be a sign of deeper issues, such as not feeling appreciated or wanting to assure you’re shown the love you give, but the person isn’t doing it on their own accord so you’ve got to prompt them somehow.

[Kaneki05]

As 99% of the time when someone says nowadays they're wrong. No of course not, its been that way all throughout history ya know how brides were offered to men right?

[FunkyMonkee]

Is that where one of you start crossdressing on a daily basis?

[abarbie]

Yeah definitely