The State of Dating
During the week of Jan. 29, 2022, the Billboard Hot 100 featured 42 songs about failed relationships, unrequited love, or couples in conflict. If so many hearts are breaking in times of COVID, there must be an abundance of hearts beating as well. Millions of people may be masked, but they are still finding ways to meet their matches.
But what sort of scene are 2022’s players entering? Are today’s teens star-crossed and destined for the dating doldrums or have they learned how to avoid the pitfalls of passion from the musical oeuvre of Taylor Swift? Just how hopeful can teens be that the lights haven’t yet dimmed on their boulevard of romantic dreams?
