I think churches and formal dances used to help serve this purpose. Still do for some groups. I can’t think of any modern equivalent for the majority. Folks then have to find less than ideal alternatives.
I feel like the loss of “third spaces” has impacted this, too. There’s a whole rabbit hole on that subject.
Yea those are good points. Ive heard some of the arguments about third space stuff. At this point in my life, many examples of third space places are completely uninteresting to me. But i have a full time job, a family, ect, so whether they were or were not available I dont think id utilize a third space. But i see their value
I think churches and formal dances used to help serve this purpose. Still do for some groups. I can’t think of any modern equivalent for the majority. Folks then have to find less than ideal alternatives.
I feel like the loss of “third spaces” has impacted this, too. There’s a whole rabbit hole on that subject.
Yea those are good points. Ive heard some of the arguments about third space stuff. At this point in my life, many examples of third space places are completely uninteresting to me. But i have a full time job, a family, ect, so whether they were or were not available I dont think id utilize a third space. But i see their value