I’m getting married this summer, and I have to confess something. I’ve been playing the field. No, wait, come back! Don’t judge me! I haven’t cheated on my man, but I am guilty of the sin of coveting, especially since Tinder was introduced in my friend circle. On any Saturday night, you might find me swiping through a list of the single men in the area, fingers twitching left and right as I treat the dating app like my own personal Pokemon collection. I’m a full-blown addict.
That guy was way too hairy. Why did you say yes?” My friend Meghna* complained one night after I matched her with someone I assumed was Bigfoot’s metrosexual cousin.
“What do you mean?” I asked, confused. “Look at how many guys like us. We’re winning!”
Behind my misplaced eagerness to mate my friend with a human gorilla was a more challenging question. Why was I trying to wade back into the murky waters of the digital dating scene at a time in my life when I should be getting out of the pool for an adult swim? Some might say it’s cold feet.
The rise of FOMA
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 2016 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 2016 من Cosmopolitan India.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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