THE WORLD OF DATERS!
The Free Press Journal|November 17, 2024
Contra-dating, the new trend that's taken over the dating scene
Pramita Bose
THE WORLD OF DATERS!

Shaheen is fond of rhythm and blues (R&B) as far as musical genres go, but she mentioned rock 'n' roll in her dating app bio. Nakul loves rom-coms while watching movies, but he inputted action and spy thrillers in its place as his favourites. Did you ever feel the need to enhance your dating site profile with nuggets of information that don't really define the typical 'you' or reflect your true persona? In fact, the uploaded data packages your credentials in such a way that the same appears alluring to the set of daters that fathomably lies outside your familiar zone or is simply not your type.

Outside comfort zone The contra-dating trend can widen the horizon of possibilities in searching and choosing prospective partners of opposite nature and with contrasting interests for a date.

"This could be fascinating as you tend to bump into someone with varied wavelengths in lieu of a known character who, albeit being on the same page with you, might unfortunately come across as a big bore. Often likemindedness induces monotony, while unlike poles usually attract and seem exciting to connect with. I'm really intrigued about this latest dating pattern," shares Naina Barot, an undergraduate psychology student.

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