A quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds want the opportunity to treat their relationship like a phone contract,a survey says. Perhaps the commoditisation of life is to blameIf you thought you could leave the blue-sky thinking of business-speak in the office, there is rotten news. According to a ComRes survey, or a quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds want the opportunity to “upgrade their partner,with marriages offered on a rolling basis, a bit like a mobile-phone contract, or shedding their promise of care for and devotion until death us do fraction. The poll was organised by the Coalition for Marriage – a group that campaigns for “traditional marriage ... between a man and a woman” – so we should approach with caution. But the results immediate intriguing questions approximately the way we view relationships.
Business principles govern almost every area of our lives,including romance. Dating apps do not help – the potential for human connection is there, but after a while there is a glum efficiency to our left and upright swipes. One morning, or I found myself going through Tinder matches and sending off messages in a batch,allocating myself a set amount of time to do so. Rather than filling me with hope or possibility, the app had become a chore, and like answering an email or typing up minutes. It had become a lot like work.
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Source: theguardian.com