![]() In everyday speech, people may kindly advise there are plenty of fish in the sea-or if they care even less about your breakup: Welp, there’s plenty of fish!-to a friend, family member, or even themselves if going through a breakup or trying to get excited about dating.Īs noted though, the saying has become a cliché, leading to all sorts of fish- and ocean-based jokes. For many, the site and app has a reputation for being a “hookup” service and being abused for violent sexual crimes. In 2003, a Vancouver-based dating site alluded to the saying for its free dating website, Plenty of Fish, which, as of 2018, claims to be the largest of its kind with over 150-million registered users across the globe. ![]() When I hear someone say ‘there are plenty of fish in sea’ … I want to respond with ‘You know there are sharks in the sea too, right?’ □ If that’s not your jam (Google it), how about Harry Connick Jr.? In “Easy for You to Say,” he croons: “You say there are plenty of fish in the deep blue sea / That’s easy for you to say.” Or, Valerie June? In her 2013 “Somebody to Love,” she riffs on the metaphor: “Did they tell you, there are / Plenty of fish in the sea / But you’re drowning and cold / And you’re feeling empty.”Īnd, with this saying, it’s all about the comeback. (Trust us, they weren’t.)īy 1862, the proverb had morphed into its modern form and was established enough to inspire a classic early American popular song from Stephen Foster, “There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea”: It can also suggest that someone’s ex wasn’t so special or unique. Often meant to encourage someone who’s just been dumped or needs to get back in the dating scene, the proverb likens the dating field to the sea, brimming with endless fish, or potential, lasting partners that haven’t been caught yet. ![]() According to the Dictionary of Proverbs, there’s plenty of fish in the sea can be found as early as 1573 in the form in the main sea, there’s a good store of fish. (Still doesn’t help.) ![]()
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