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Mercedes Coffman

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699 total appearances

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Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

It's about, hey, are we a match or are we not?

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

I don't want to waste my time.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Right.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

And so we have this thing of time is of the essence.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

And so you mentioned earlier generations.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Yeah.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

I think back in the day, the differences is that social circles were more connected back in the days and they were more interconnected.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

They were smaller, which means there was more accountability.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

There's much less accountability nowadays in dating, which means that people could just ghost with a tap on their phone.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

It's not good.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Yeah.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Yes.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

And it's very hard.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

I mean, the good thing is I worked a lot with addicts and alcoholics.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

And I see a lot of that happening in dating nowadays is that a lot of what's happening is kind of conditioning people into that cycle of addiction, right?

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Because of the obsession.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Everything is very obsessive nowadays.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

And you're right.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

There are biological components.

Modern Wisdom
Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Evolution kind of geared us towards that.