Do you think hook-up culture is truly popular or only made popular by the media?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think the media has REALLY done a lot to push bad cultural norms and perpetuate them for years, if not decades at this point. Society moral values have been in the gutter for as long as I can remember, and the standards continued to drop over time, and it’s all disguised as being more loving, accepting, and tolerant. Liberating and pro-freedom, no matter the consequences.

It’s political, it’s disgusting, and we should really question the motives behind the seeming intent and mission of those in power, why they continue to push such trash culture into our mainstream media and out into the world.

Enough is enough. Put some more positive and inspiring figures using their talents for good in the limelight, that have something a bit more profound to say than Nicki Minaj twerking her silicon ass cheeks. Come on people. It’s horrible. Sends so many wrong messages.

Turrorrr · Accepted Answer

i think it is happening more than before, but still far less than it is actually talked about.

you should really ask yourself first - can you just hookup with someone you see and like just like that? you would most probably say: "no, but others are better looking / in better position so they can."

chances are that you are not below average or anything, and that majority of people just does not do that. guys being guys like to talk and exaggarate things, and there is media, movies, and dating apps on the internet. and forums of course.

the problem is that everyone gets stuck into thinking that they should do hookups, rather than have a meaningful relationships because this is more cool. at the end people have neither hookups, neither relationships, only frustrations. and some people who have hookups juts get emotionally damaged.

Azura_88 · Accepted Answer

It's REAL and only made real by pervert people who have zero self control and values.
These emotionless perverts criticize the concept of marriage, love and commitment by using words like "restricting, no freedom, burden, etc."
Just because it's boring for them doesn't mean they have to FORCE AND PROMOTE their opinions on others. Deep down they also know they're incapable of sustaining long term love so they get jealous of those who can love each other forever. That's why they criticize and promote the idea of hookups to ignore the incapacity inside them and to satisfy their greed.

SnowyOwl · Accepted Answer

I think that the media helps promote it, as its a cool/exciting life to be living.
Its so sad, because it crushes so many hearts and souls.
And it helps those who are lost loose themselves even more.
I wish we could just build genuine loving relationships with people, and live with intention rather than just messing around to "see where it goes", maybe something happens maybe nothing does... Its a sick game. Its not what we need

USMC-Crossroads · Answer

Unfortunately, I think it is a pretty common practice. At least, more so than traditional relationships - which is a very bad thing. Now, hooking up itself isn't a bad thing to do, not at all, but the prevalence of it in society leads nowhere good. It skips the work of a relationship, which makes sense meaningless. And sex is NOT just a physical act - if it was, than rape wouldn't be worse than being punched, etc.
True, it is being blown up to a something more common, but it is happening more and more. I'm just waiting for the pendulum to swing back the other way. Because for me, a woman who demands of me traditional values, make the relationship infinitely more meaningful. And that is the best ancillary benefit of a loving relationship - finding meaning in life - and only a woman can bring that particular feeling to a man.

romeo_and_cats · Answer

In Europe is pretty popular with all feminists now putting this as the normal way. Anything ordinary and they would call you a creepy.

HOWERVER that is a big lie. Most of those people can be with no one. They desire a relationship but because they fail many times. They adapt to "only fuck/fuck buddies".

For me that's bad. But because I have experience I can convince a girl who don't want a relationship to naturally want it.

If the guy is centered that is easy.

In the same way I don't want a relationship with many of those girls. Because they're unprepared.

They're actually the creepy ones👆👍

chrissykerdock · Answer

it's really here there's a ton of websites for people who want to hook up... i've hooked up and gave guys blowjobs... somehow that makes me feel good to give someone that kind of love... and i'm addicted to that kind of love sucking a penis then getting it's cum... i like the aspect of putting on a short dress and getting on my knees to give a man a blowjob simple as that... i don't think it's a sin obviously the guy is happy and i'm happy... and if your not happy i'm doing this then it's too bad.

ZackBan · Answer

It's far older than the media itself. Ever since there was humans there was sex and many civilizations were pretty loose about it not always requiring marriage. If you see the world as more than just the present you'll have no problem accepting hookup as an activity more than a romantic encounter

Anonymous · Answer

It’s a combination of the following:

- digitization making sex more available. For some people getting laid takes only 5 minutes of swiping on tinder, a few messages, quick convo and plans. Then done and done
- feminism encouraging sexual “liberation” in women. Females feels less ashamed for promiscuity.
- constant imagery (movies, TV, music, social media, etc) encouraging this.

Overall it’s bad for society in my opinion. But not I’m not going to be the kettle calling the pot black. I was guilty of some of this in the past.

AmandaYVR · Answer

No Tinder is real. And the most popular 'dating' app.

(But to be fair, a lot of people are hooking up but are open/ideally wanting to meet someone they really want to be with.
Too bad some peoples' expectations are unrealistic; others won't commit; others continually cheat so their relationships don't last; and many others are addicted to scanning through dating apps to level up.)

NoLookingAtSoleil · Answer

I have not met a sine person that engaged into that without feeling damaged by it.
You could perhaps say short lived intense romance (which is not hooking up) - but even then if it is romance/genuine - you feel like staying together, that is just mammal nature (quite contrary to 'nothing but mammals so let's do it like on the Discovery channel' - almost all mammals at least raise the young ones together/no one actually leaves. (Discovery finds the bizzare cases and feeds them to people like the norm - they typically look for fighting for the shock value, otherwise no one would watch a female tiger get acquainted with a male, have offspring and feed them together - to baby boomers this was too boring, they craved drama and murders (or at least devastating separations) - to escape their boring suburban lives and feel unique.

RingOfFire · Answer

I think the myth of "hook up culture" is pushed by the same people who push critical race theory. The goal of the people who push this is to make people behave immorally, hate themselves and think there is something wrong with them because they want moral, meaningful relationships and not just hook ups. Ultimately, their goal is to destroy American values, culture and ability to thrive.

EmbraceThePain · Answer

It’s not as popular as people may believe it to be.
I believe it is exaggerated quite a bit in media to be something that most young people participate in, but data actually showcases that is not quite true.

There is a sizable minority, relative to the population that engage in hookup culture but it’s not the majority.

Also, hookup culture being popular within those online (Tinder for example) can appear to be common, but dropping back down to reality appears less so.

kidvid80 · Answer

yes especially when the movie friends with benefits came out back in the day. thats all the term people were using i wanna friends with benefits, so lame. i will continue to be handy before hooking up with all these random d-bags.
God knows how many diseases or kids most have my one neighbor is 23 with 4 kids by different men, WTF? is that?

PLUMMETT · Answer

I think hook-ups (in my opinion) are more popular nowadays because of today's society. You have toxic feminists teaching women that men are bad and toxic MGTOW people advising their men to stay away from women cuz they're overrated and not healthy. The younger males and females then join the movements because that's what their people (as in gender) are saying so they kinda look up to them. So what ends up happening is these young men and women go "Hmm I know the other gender is supposed to be bad and I don't want to commit... but they are just sexy and I feel attracted to them." Boys start to go they're beautiful and smart and fun to hang out with. Girls start to go they're caring, funny and fun to hang out with. And what ends up is the sexual tension gets the best of them and they hookup a lot. Of course this is what I think happens but I am not a researcher or anything so I don't have the ultimate answer haha good idea for a research though!

molonski2 · Answer

Think its extremely popular because of the non commital nature of it , everyone knows where they stand , you dont have to go to a bar ( was never good for females ) and take things by chance , it was a culture that always existed , the execution was always the issue , so easy now with apps.
Very popular , always would have been , different cultures read it different ways.

CourtneyJane · Answer

I think hook-up culture is the end result of the sexual revolution of the 1970s. Prior to that, people were conditioned to repress their sexuality but by the time 1972 rolled around, the shackles were off and the biggest grossing film of that year was Deep Throat.

SweetRomeo · Answer

Made famous by media. 90% of the time culture is changed through T. V and celebrities. Making things normal and natural. Back in when good old days men used to have to come to the father of the daughter to ask permission to date his daughter. When girls respected their father's wishes and mothers weren't feminists this issue didn't exist.

JDavid25 · Answer

It's more widely accepted as a part of life now, probably with some help from the media glamourizing it, but it's always been around in some way. Like many people here already said. I don't think it's as prevalent today. As more people are just watching porn, masturbating, and buying and making onlyfans content to go out and hook up.

JoeyG_7048 · Answer

Hook up sex has been around for years they just changed the name they used to be called one night stands and sometimes people call them excuse my language fuck them and Chuck them, or if I was the one being dumped I was fucked and chucked. As long as I can remember it's been around I will never go away

tallcuck · Answer

It is popular with insecure people who are affraid of attachment and commitment. Those same people often watch mainstream media, follow Kim Kardashian or listen to autotune singers... If they fake it till they make it, staying would only make them to be found out...

Ellie-V · Answer

I personally think it’s completely hyperbolic
I just haven’t seen it as rampant as others claim. Maybe it’s more popular with the online dating crowd but even that’s not most of the American population

natured · Answer

Media ruined every culture in general, and people are so dumb to follow these cultures, not just the hook-up culture but everything else that comes with the MEDIA trends...
I think hooking up should be a personal choice not based on SOME CULTURE

crazy8000 · Answer

Huckup have been around for as long humans have existed.

Right now are western society in a phase there it is popular and are exaggerated how good and natural it is. due to self destructive generation of people that has attitude problems and people should bend to their immatur impulses from a brain that haven't fully developed yet. ( entitlement )

More people get more mental problems due to doing hoockups instead of dealing with their health problems.

Anonymous · Answer

It was made popular by the media. Dumb TV shows and movies like Sex And The City and Friends With Benefits.

A ton of people use Tinder, a hook up app. You’ve heard of OnlyFans too because tons of women are selling pictures of their buttholes and guys are buying them.

Anon621 · Answer

I personally think hook up have been popular for a long time honestly probably since the 80s. It's quite ironic in a way, my parents always talked about the dangers of sex yet it was their generation that started the sexual revolution.

Anonymous · Answer

I think it's always been popular, but people were forced to hide it in the past, and now, not so much

jcjj1991 · Answer

Some of my old friends indulge in this. Unfortunately now that they are older now, no one wants them. Bit embarrassing when you find out your husband or wife has been with a bunch of your friends and people in the community.

Leavesbound · Answer

"Hook-up culture" has existed for centuries long before the "media" was invented. It was certainly popular in the 1960's back when there was no internet and the media was heavily censored.

Sarahr123 · Answer

It’s popular for people with no values or traditions

jshm2 · Answer

Neither.  Most people talk about hookups, but few get it.  Apps like Tinder and Grindr are mostly a failure at getting people hookups. But what they have done is make a market for it.

Citizenkirk · Answer

I don't know, since this is the first I've heard of it. If I had a clue of what it is, I'd be enclined to go with media promotion, but since I don't, 🤷‍♂️!

sensogal · Answer

Casual Sex has always been popular 😂 In fact, it's only been in the last century that people get together/married based on mutual feelings

boggboss · Answer

Lol stats show that its popular in the west I know more people that have hooked up then only done relationships

HairyPoppins · Answer

I think it's truly made popular by Tinder and yes other forms of media. Does it really exist? I think it does because I was apart of that world for a long time. Thankfully I have outgrown that and am now looking for my partner in crime.

Slartybartfast · Answer

Bigfoot culture I call it. Heard of, but no proof and no one I know has seen it. Mostly used to justify treating men like dirt.

Stephan2 · Answer

I think it's more popular now, but of course media helps a lot. Hook up sites are making a lot of money from this but this is because people asks for it, otherwise there would not be any site for that

Crazybeeguy · Answer

I think originally it was dating apps, that made it easy for people to meet then it's like people going to the bar and just havimg a one night stand.

JackSmy · Answer

I think that some are coerced into it, because of media hype. Rational, thinking people know it is BULLSHIT.

TodsShadow · Answer

People love easy, that’s why we have buisnesses like credit repair and those so called budget apps where they pay your bills for you. People don’t like to take time and figure shit out. It’s always gotta be quick or someone’s upset.

Drumlin2001 · Answer

It is popular to some people, maybe not as many as the media makes it seem to be. If thats how adults want to live their life then so be it

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Media and a select few vocal people online. If you go out into the real world its mostly seen as something only irresponsible idiots do.

888theGreat · Answer

Movies and Hollywood. They are all going to end up in Hell. Not mature behavior. Anything but Adult. Risky and not love but lust. Only a Penis dating a Vagina and Tits and Ass.

Hanrej · Answer

I think it's the only way to saticefy ones lusts without losing ones independence. People now adays are far more concerned with what a relationship costs them than what the potential gain could be.

bulletbob555 · Answer

Maybe its not as widespread as its made out to be. For the younger generations its a thing. Now when I was younger it was the sexual revolution and even then some did bjut others still wanted traditional relationships. Its not an ironclad rule

FilmGuy93 · Answer

No way. Hook up culture isn't happening. It's total bullshit; the statistics show that young people now have less sex than any generation before them.

IAMNathanael · Answer

I'm not sure. I'm not involved in it and I hardly pay attention to it.

sp33d · Answer

People who know nothing/little about it, talk a lot about it. It's a niche life style. Some media outlets just want to sell their story so they hype it up. It's fortunately not popular at all.

exitseven · Answer

It sounds to me like it is pretty popular if I can believe the stuff I read on thei site/

CasaNorba · Answer

made popular by the media. since only a extremely small majority of people who engage in that culture do actually hookup

Massageman · Answer

There was likely an underground for this before the media got its hands on it. The media just makes it more accessible. C

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Media. Humans are pair bonders so I can imagine it's difficult to have sex with someone and not be drawn to them even after the fact.

Iron_Man · Answer

I’ve never seen the media Writing about slam Bam thank you ma’am type deals

jasco · Answer

It's both. Most models want just hook ups while most men in the younger and even older areas also want that

justboredtbh · Answer

I guess it was there between us but got popular after the interference of media and movies. People started talking about it more openly..

Luckycharms12 · Answer

Course it happens when you are younger people want to try different things see what they like and don't

UnknownUser01 · Answer

People have always been hooking up. Hookup culture isn't new but it's real.

potatoooo · Answer

I think it's truly popular. Because, for me people nowadays aren't into relationship as much as before. They don't want the attachment. I think.

Bean2thousand · Answer

It's total bullcrap. I keep trying to hook up with 18 year old girls on Facebook and they don't want to have anything to do with me.

krin_m · Answer

I think it has been popular before social media arrived. Social media made it a lot more easier (and dangerous as well) in my opinion.

StevieBlunder · Answer

Other countries have assumed Americans sleep around, and I'd guess it's because most people on tv sleep around, and in shows people often meet and have sex within a half hour show.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Its definitely popular cause now a day no body wants anything real they all just want to fuck

Priv9696 · Answer

I don’t think it’s popular. I see loads of serious relationships nowadays

eyekneepain · Answer

Made popular. It’s not the norm in majority of cultures or history

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