Dating In The Virtual World

When did it become necessary to update my daily status? Do people really care what I did last night or how I'm going to spend my upcoming weekend? Don't get me wrong...I thoroughly enjoy seeing my High School boyfriend that dumped me the night before prom, gloating about his third baby and wife that looks like Angelina Jolie. However do I really need to know that the guy I went out with last night has a date with the cocktail waitress that served our drinks this weekend? Why do I want to know this? Can't I please somehow live in that wonderful world of denial and pretend he lost his phone, his laptop crashed, and of course it was just too dark when he took me home to remember where I live!

There are so many wonderful benefits that come with the world of social networks and dating websites, but do the pro's really out weight the con's? I mean it's great that before we even go on our first date, he already knows my favorite foods, movies, taste in music and don't forget has seen that embarrassing picture Aunt Jane tagged me in wearing the Christmas sweater she knitted me last year.

Of course if everything goes well and you go on that all important second date, it almost feels like it should be the twelfth date since you already know so much about one another. You have already seen pictures of his ex-wife thanks to good ole Facebook, and I'm sorry that is not an image you want in your head, and should be never be seen until at least the twentieth date!

Hopefully that second date goes well...how can it not right? You wore those oh so sexy circulation restricting jeans, and the shirt that so carefully hides the muffin top you just can't seem to get rid of! Why wouldn't he call, text or at least email right? I wonder do we make ourselves a little too accessible these days? In this day and age we have our home phones, cell phones, email, IM's, Facebook, Myspace and don't forget the all too informative Twitter. Why in this day and age do we feel the need for people to know our every move, thought or the lovely embarrassing moments of our lives? Of course I've found myself caught up in the virtual world...it almost feels as though you are out of touch if you aren't technologically "in tune" with the world. Not to mention if you are single in such a high tech world it seems everyone meets online in some form or another. Are bar scenes becoming a thing of the past?

Someday our kids will ask us "Mommy how did you meet Daddy?" and we will have to say "Well sweetheart, this one crazy night...I decided to go on this website, create an informative profile of my likes and dislikes, upload a halfway descent picture of myself and date twenty men in cyberspace, until that all important day of my life when Daddy sent a virtual wink to me!" Aww how romantic!