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Well, we're talking about dating tonight.

And the modern dating scene is a mess.

For proof, we need only reference our pop songs, the soundtrack of our day, to know that our system isn't working.

It's interesting, the New York Times recently reported on a study

that they conducted a computer analysis of three

decades of hit songs, and they found a statistically significant trend towards narcissism

and hostility in popular music.

The increase of the words I and, associated with anger-related words,

with a corresponding decline in we, in us, and positive emotions.

That's the world we're in today.

Our love songs are getting angrier.

There has been a movement, right?

And it's a long journey from, I want to hold your hand. I want to hold your hand all the way to, ever since I left the city you, got a reputation for yourself now, right?

There's a lot of pain in that, right?

A lot of hurt in that statement, and there's a lot of hurt in dating.

A lot of us have felt the sting of it, right?

That we tried to get close to someone, and it went poorly,

and most of us can't monetize heartbreak the way Adele or Taylor Swift can.

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