You could write a whole thing about on linguistics, and the shaping of words through social media. I commented a few times about that recently.
Intentional is one of those words that in it's current iteration, or one of them, is women talking like I only want a guy that treats me from the outset like he wants to marry me and take care of me. Like expensive spot, flowers, a gift. It's not getting to know you, it's proving yourself. it's also a bizarre way of closing yourself off from connection.
It's a testament to social media's warping of everyone's mind. Basically everything getting more extreme, and having to heighten their personal value and brand. People think they are being like wise and "traditional" but they are unintentionally mischaracterizing history. Courting and all that ritualistic shyt was when people had very very few options, both men and women. And women who weren't from wealthy families, or royalty, were essentially indigent.
I know women who talk like that, make Tik Toks about it. And some of them practice it. Esp. on a dating app. I take them them out to lavish dates, but it's on my terms.
bytches watching too much Bridgerton & picking parts of history to implement today.
Agreed. It should always be on your terms & they should be also proving themselves.