"Men here think if a girl's on an app, she wants casual sex"
Surabhi Shandilya, 24, a PR executive in Bangalore, has recently shifted out from Delhi. With a number of foreign visitors coming over to work with the IT and ITES industry, Bangalore has a strong dating culture.
Surabhi Shandilya, 24, a PR executive in Bangalore, has recently shifted out from Delhi. With a number of foreign visitors coming over to work with the IT and ITES industry, Bangalore has a strong dating culture. Many of her friends and colleagues use dating apps. Surabhi is in no mood for serious relationships. Single and new to a city, she has taken to dating apps to perk up her social life. She, however, avoids dating Indian men. "I have met a lot of people from foreign countries," she says. "I prefer going out with them than with Indian men." Why? "Because Indian men still don't understand what 'dating' is. Westerners do. Men here invariably think if a girl is on a dating app, she's looking for casual sex."
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