Courtship and dating in different cultures

[Never_falter2]

Soooo.... I start this thread because it would be off topic in another thread but still I ask myself the questionwhy online dating instead of good ol‘ OFFLINE dating is so common in the US. Where I am from just a small proportion of the population meets online but most meet offline through mutual friends or at weddings, sports events or dancing events and learn about the family of the person who is courting them before they start dating.
To me it seems an advantage because I often hear that Americans who met their spouse online make bad experiences because he or she has been lying about themselves or their family and turn to MGTOW.

So to me that seems better, but I do not want to be snobby. Maybe there is something I overlooked. I hope you do not think that this thread is offensive. BTW just curious: how did Americans meet before the times of internet?

 

[Gs172003]

Soooo.... I start this thread because it would be off topic in another thread but still I ask myse...

That is a great question. I have no idea. Lol

I used to meet people through mutual friends, through people I met in the neighborhood, my current husband I met at work. ( We don't work together anymore that was a short time)

 

[EveHarrington]

I meet guys online.

It just happens.

I am not on dating sites.

I am not looking for someone to date.

I meet people and things develop from there.

Last guy was on the west coast.

Recently met someone a bit closer but this one will be more casual.

I live in a rural area. I don’t try to meet people here because I don’t want to date people from here.

 

[Gs172003]

And I'm old and have no clue what mgtow is. (Ok I'm in my early forties but still)

 

[Never_falter2]

I think MGTOW means „men going their own way“. I think it is a word for a man, who decided he is no longer interested in courting women... actually for a number of reasons but one is that they are lying about themselves when he meets them online, like posting pictures in which they look much better then they do and so on. This cannot happen to you if you meet offline.

 

[Gs172003]

I think MGTOW means „men going their own way“. I think it is a word for a man, who decided he...

Ahhhh gotcha. They can lie about alot in real life but not as easily. Too easy to be scammed on the internet.

 

[Never_falter2]

Yeah, but when you also know their family it is more difficult to lie. For example if somebody told me he is Rockefeller‘s son but I know his Dad and he is not Rockefeller it is easy to spot the liar.

 

[Deleted member 45588]

I think MGTOW means „men going their own way“. I think it is a word for a man, who decided he...

Isn't MGTOW an alt-right hate group?

 

[Never_falter2]

Oh, just learned that Rockefeller died in 1937, so I guess it would be just as easy to spot the liar online... but you get my meaning.

 

[Never_falter2]

Isn't MGTOW an alt-right hate group?

I am not sure if I know what the meaning of the term alt right is. Could you define it for me? I think MGTOW are the equivalent of men hating feminists... but I might be wrong.

 

[Deleted member 45588]

I am not sue what the meaning of the term alt right it. I think MGTOW are the equivalent of men ha...

Alt-right - Wikipedia
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[Never_falter2]

Oh, I see. Gave it a short look. We call it „Neue Rechte“ (New right) where I am from... but I am not sure if it would make sense for them to be MGTOW. Where I am from they are typically married with a big family (thinking of Höcke, Pretzell so on) and it makes sense their point of view to have numerous offspring and you cannot have them without a woman.
They typically want women „in their place“ so to speak, in the kitchen... but no I do not think they are MGTOW.