Lifestyle/2 mins/Lagos

The 'Eat or Be Eaten' Syndrome of Modern Dating

In today’s dating, doubts abound and anyone might be a walking red flag. The rule is simple, ‘Scratch my back and I scratch yours.' Everything is so transactional. It is either you eat or be ready to be eaten.

By ForKulture

Crazy. Messy. Preposterous. Chaotic. For lack of better words, these descriptions are not enough to paint a vivid picture of the modern dating sins & scenes. It is insanely wild and you’ll be shocked what actually goes on there. It begins with the silence that speaks volume. The subtle gestures & mixed signals. The kind smile is always misinterpreted as a flirting green light.

‘Casual sex’ has gradually become a currency in modern dating. For one’s deeds or greed, it is a price you have to pay. It has become difficult to interact with the opposite sex without a misconception that one finds them sexually attractive. Must everything be sexualised?

The eat or be eaten concept leans deeply into the brutal principle of nature. Safe to say, it is a predator-prey relationship. A ruthless and competitive environment. This is the stark reality of modern dating. A predator is somewhere, observant, patient and calculative to attack. A prey, innocent, oblivious, and pure walks into the ambush to be ripped apart. The cycle continues. Only a handful are lucky to escape.

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Here, nothing goes for nothing.