The 'Hookup Culture' of my generation...

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I was reading an article about how my generation (I am 26) has more evolved into what is called 'Hookup Culture' and that 'Dating Culture' is dead.

What this means is, people my age don't tend to fall into committed relationships as much, and they don't do formal dating as much. They kind of just hang out and hookup and generally just go on a cycle of doing this with alot of different people.

This does seem true to me, most people my age just do things casually, meet someone, hookup, maybe meet them again, maybe be hanging out and hooking up with multiple people. Kind of wishy-washy nothing to clearly defined, alot of changing and moving around.

This made me realize why I probably have so much issue with finding any relations in my age group, and why it's probably diffucult for most aspies.

For one it takes us alot to get comfortable around a person, and two, we don't like alot of change. I think this makes us seem inherently more 'clingy'. But really its not because of some inherent insecurity in our value, it's just we can't tolerate as much fluctuation and change.

Anyone else relate to this?

I am also curious to know, do aspie females have more issue with this too? If your a female do you find it easier to just go out and hookup with people and have things concerning that be so uncertain and change alot? Is it easier for you to become comfortable with people on a sexual level quicker?

I'm female and most of my relationships have been people there were in my circle. From school, friend of the family, etc. I have never worked or really was on my own out socializing like at a bar, gym, etc. I have only met a couple of people that way and neither one ended well. So I quit. I met one at a bookstore, never again! And Wal-Mart lol. Never again! So anyways...most of the others were through the internet. So my way is kind of different than the norm anyways. I was only wanting the hookups really anyways. I am more of a new relationship junkie, but it's hard when you can't put yourself out there in public and do that.

And the sad thing is I want to raise a family in the future...

Maybe I'm just a statistical anomaly, but I'm 19 and I don't know anyone who subscribes to 'Hookup culture'. Most of my friends are either in committed, long term relationships, or still looking for one. I don't think I know anyone who's just hopping from one sexual conquest to another (although I don't really see anything wrong with that if all parties are consenting and they're happy with that kind of arrangement).

I think this seems a bit more like how I'd be comfortable with forming relationships. I would not be into casual sex, if this is at all what is being implied, but I don't like the sound of dating or having all these arbitrary rules and expectations, either. It feels a bit too mechanical and not genuine enough for me when I'm more worried about following social rules or impressing the other person, rather than simply getting to know them without any of that in the way.

The last place I worked at had HUNDREDS of employees all jammed shoulder-to-shoulder in a hypersocial work setting. (Blecch!) Most of the employees were younger than me... the general consensus agreed with the OP... they just have FWB "relationships". Get bored? Move on. Boyfriend said something that made you mad? Move on. Girlfriend farted in her sleep? Move on. Seriously, it was that shallow!

Zero commitment, little forgiveness, no actual love.... heck, these same people see the state of the world and actually said, "love doesn't exist anymore!"

I feel like a freakin' dinosaur!

I see it.

Hook up culture makes sense to me, although I find it difficult to subscribe to personally for the reasons mentioned above (difficulty with flexibility, change, trust).

I love living alone and the thought of having somebody else invading my personal space 24/7 (no matter how "in love" with that person I was) is pretty horrifying. Thus, therein lies the practicality of casual relationships. It actually surprises me that so many aspies buy in to the serious long term relationship stakes as I would think a large portion would prefer to live alone.