Modern Day Dating Illustrated In The Form Of Classical Art Memes (March 4, 2023)

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elina lee
Mar 4, 2023 3:00 PM EST

Dating has been both a source of excitement and disappointment for millennia. But let's be real, dating today is much different than what it was like in the classical ages. Back then, dating was more like a business transaction than a romantic connection. People were matched based on the family's social status and political power. If today we swipe left and right, back then it was more like checking off boxes on a to-do list. 

But to be fair, dating hasn't changed THAT much because just like today, people in the classical ages still had to navigate through the waters of attraction, affection, rejection, and heartbreak. And while they didn't have social media or even cell phones, they had their own means of courting and sliding into DMs. 

When we really think about it, both time frames have their own advantages and disadvantages. But a romantic poem does sound better than a n*de from your situationship… 

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    World - "Every triangle is a love triangle when you love triangle" - Pythagoras
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    Plant - You're like a drug to me Yes... you're also expensive you're also e and I've alienated my family due to our toxic relationship Addictive?
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    Textile - Me getting hurt again but used to it W
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    Smile - When your toxic ex is finally out of your life HOLINA NXUR B STA E PARRE sainer SANA NA BALAS AMERIC RECENTPOTETORS
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    Human - When he tells you to 'calm down' during an argument fb.com/classicalartmemes
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    It baffles our minds that men think it's okay to say calm down during an argument like???

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    Dress - Me tagging my bestie in a meme and commenting "us"
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    Human - When people have the temerity to call you two-faced when you don't even have one face CLASSICAL ART MEMES facebook.com/classicalartmemes
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    Organism - Me showing my long-suffering bestie my list of demands for a relationship and then who complaining that I can't find anyone meets my standards 聊届期当年士月七日 一本我, 小林首次點 楊渺周延董 天意報平步。 張更春举出 萧竹擎 河海風家 * Bigna w gy ( 28 ZENIUS
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    Forehead - "I just find it funny how you said you don't know her but she's sending you hieroglyphs" CLASSICAL ART MEMES
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    Font - Excuse me, you- Good for you, you're standing on my foot, could you move please? I have a boyfriend
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    Textile - Me restarting a sad song because it didn't hurt me enough the first time Play it again from the beginning
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    Dress - "Studies show you meet your soul mate before the age of 35" Me: fb.com/classicalartmemes
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    Organism - That couple who share a joint fb account
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    Hair - Mozart Cinderella
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    Forehead - Oh so your gf is "loyal"? Put her in a room with him NE
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    Art - What you doing tonight? Wanna hook up? I have an English exam facebook.com/classicalartmemes I have a boyfriend I thought we were listing things we can cheat on What does that have to do with anything?
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    Forehead - My guardian angel watching me sabotaging my life again
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    Cg artwork - Why God why? She was the love of my life! I'm not dead you idiot I'm just hungover CLASSICAL ART MEMES facebook.com/classicalartmemes
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    Musical instrument - "What type of men do you go for?" "What's a sapiosexual?" A @fiona ma "I'm a sapiosexual." "Next!" 11
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    Cartoon - When you're trying to back out of the job interview but your wife says writing poems isn't gonna pay the bills CLASSICAL ART MEMES facebook.com/classicalartmemes
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