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Are you compatible? The new rules of dating come with political filters and a catch
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It was once unusual to ask a potential match whether they were on the ‘Left’, ‘Right’ or ‘Centre’ of the political spectrum, but now, people on Hinge, Bumble, Tinder and other dating apps openly declare their political leanings and assess other profiles based on the positions stated there.
There is only so much fun in enjoying when your partner is sad because their team has lost.” However, he is well aware that belonging to a different “political team” is a whole other ballgame and only harder to reconcile with.
The 26-year-old Mumbai-based lawyer is not interested in finding someone with a matching horoscope but rather someone with aligned political thoughts — something that has become increasingly common in his generation. He was part of what he calls “a dawning of political consciousness on the janta”.
Drawing a parallel with how fans of rival football-playing teams are unlikely to be happy together, he says, “I have supported Manchester United since I was eight years old — because my brother did. “I haven’t had to think about what the consequences of my partner supporting or not supporting Manchester United are — how it might impact me, my future, and the people around me.
As he now scrolls through his phone wearing a Manchester United jersey, Yashasvi says he can no longer ignore the politics of someone he is romantically interested in. Below the prompt ‘You should not go out with me if’, he has written, “Your profile doesn’t show Liberal on it”.
For Yashasvi, the trigger for change was when students led by the Cockroach Janta Party hit the streets. Politics has emerged as personal not just for Yashasvi but for an increasing number of today’s youth.
“The overall approach towards dialogue at the protests started to matter a lot to me,” he says. If my partner supports the same team, it will be nice.
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- Below the prompt ‘You should not go out with me if’, he has written, “Your profile doesn’t show Liberal on it”.
- The 26-year-old Mumbai-based lawyer is not interested in finding someone with a matching horoscope but rather someone with aligned political thoughts — something that has become increasingly common in his generation.
- Politics has emerged as personal not just for Yashasvi but for an increasing number of today’s youth.
- It was once unusual to ask a potential match whether they were on the ‘Left’, ‘Right’ or ‘Centre’ of the political spectrum, but now, people on Hinge, Bumble, Tinder and other dating apps openly declare their…
- For Yashasvi, the trigger for change was when students led by the Cockroach Janta Party hit the streets.
- He was part of what he calls “a dawning of political consciousness on the janta”.
- “The overall approach towards dialogue at the protests started to matter a lot to me,” he says.
- As he now scrolls through his phone wearing a Manchester United jersey, Yashasvi says he can no longer ignore the politics of someone he is romantically interested in.
Sources
- healthlink