A New Year Will Hopefully Mean We Leave 2010 Trends Behind

I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people say “new year, new beginnings” or “new year, new me” and noticed that things never change.
I’m all for a new attitude and a clean slate, but it’s only going to work if people actually stick to it and don’t do the same things that they did the year before.

With that being said, people changing is not the only issue at hand.
A lot of trends in 2010 should simply disappear.

While it had some good trends, 2010 also had some bad ones, especially when it came to relationships and sex.
I think one of the biggest trends in 2010 that will probably spill over into the New Year is dating sites.

Many people aren’t able to find someone that is a good fit for them.
Maybe they don’t have the time because of their job, or other family circumstances, or maybe they are just painfully shy.

So going up to someone in public and striking up a conversation (and the possibly be rejected) is just not their cup of tea.
These dating sites act as a third party to help people find the someone that they can connect with on a deeply emotional and intellectual level.

While starting relationships was a popular trend, not starting them was just as popular.
It seems like more and more people have this fear of getting hurt by someone else. Their way of avoiding that is to not get “too attached.” This is where “hooking-up” comes in.

It seems as though this trend exemplifies the polar opposite of what the dating site companies try to promote.

An odd, yet popular trend that popped up in 2010 was “vajazzling.” For those who do not remember, it is the act of a female applying jewels to her bikini area. It seems as if the trend of decorating “down there” has jumped from simply trimming, to now actually adding a little “bling.”

With celebrities such as Jennifer Love Hewitt endorsing this trend, it is hard to just turn a blind eye to it.
Should this be considered a good or bad trend of 2010?

Honestly, I have no idea.
The thoughts of vajazzling are strange to some, yet others don’t see a problem with it.

It may have been a highlight trend of 2010, but I don’t see it becoming as widely popular in 2011.
Another sex-themed trend that must be touched on is the sex toy “epidemic.”

The most popular being the Trojan Tri Phoria vibrator.
The commercial claims that it will “really blow your hair back.”

Last year was a great one for Trojan products; they made lots of products that can please both sexes and women alone.
For this reason, I don’t see why they shouldn’t be considered a “best” of 2010.

I’m sure 2011will have things in store for people to either turn their nose at or gush about.
New year, new things; right?

Dominique C. Barchus can be reached at dominique.barchus@spartans.ut.edu.