The Psychological Warfare of First Dates: The Anima, Animus, and Absurdity of ‘List-Making’

Projecting love and lunch (Created using Midjourney) We live in an age of lists—Top 10, Top 28, Top 100. If you've got a keyboard, an opinion, and you are a writer on Medium, chances are you've created one. But what happens when a list about ideal first-date locations becomes a battleground for psychological and gender debates? Let's talk about a recent list that went viral, one that has men fuming, women debating, and everybody projecting…