of women: sex. The sexual revolution of the sixties changed everything about relationships. Now that pre-marital sex was deemed to be OK by many, relationships were justified being completely based on physical attraction. Also, the promotion of individualism over the past few years has helped lead to a decline in the desire to be popular. Rating was introduced in Baileys article as a way to rate the dating worthiness of a member of the opposite sex on the basis of popularity. The rating aspect still exists today, but it has changed from its past notions. Rating today is more visible in things like approval from friends. If a guy has an unattractive date, or has a history of getting unattractive dates, that will hurt his popularity, but only on a remote level. If your date is smart or stupid is up to your friends or even family to decide. Ones taste in a particular member of the opposite sex can be judged by your peers, and if you make questionable choices of dates in their eyes, it could hurt your social standing. Nevertheless there is no written form of rating dates, and the importance of it now is entirely minuscule compared to what it was in say, the thirties.Changes in gender roles have made dating rituals different from what they used to be. The traditional role as male being the leader of the family is changing. Along with this, the roles that women play in dating rituals have also changed. It is now acceptable for a woman to ask a man on a date. Although the code of chivalry that has existed throughout history, where the ladies are more or less helpless and the men are there to save and protect them, is still intact but it can be looked down upon by women if it is taken too far. Women are becoming more independent now and the popular realization that women dont really need men in their lives is becoming more rampant. In dating today, if a man were to go on a date with a woman and he did all of the things listed e...
