When I think about online dating I automatically think of the websites E Harmony, Match.com, or other sites out there that are destined to make you believe that you can plop some data about yourself into a machine and have it spew out all kinds of men/women who are compatible for you. Fuck that! First let me give you a quick definition of online dating that I found: Online dating or Internet dating is a dating system which allows individuals, couples and groups to make contact and communicate with each other over the Internet, usually with the objective of developing a personal, romantic, or sexual relationship. Hmmmm. I look at that definition of online dating and have come to the conclusion that if you need to do some online dating to communicate with the future love of your life then you're failing at life.
I was having a conversation with my friend and she stated that more people our age (I'm only 24) are going to online dating sites and trying to find their partners. I scoffed at her and told her that this was not true. While we cannot give any statistical proof about both of our assumptions because numbers lie, I realized that if someone is going to an online dating site then that person failed at life. If you are not able to make personal connections with people that you are fond of in some sort of physical, non technological way then you are just not fit for this world. Remember when you were young and all it took was some fucking guts to hand that girl a letter that said "Dear _____, I like you. Do you like me?" And then there were two options. Circle Yes or No. You send it back and if it was yes then it was on. If you mastered the art of that then you were able to pull off some advanced shit later on in life whether it was walking up to someone to make the first move, asking someone out on a date, and all the other things people do.
I understand that it's not impossible to form some kind of internet relationship with someone but the goal should never be to date everyone on you meet on the web. When I was young and stupid and AIM crazy I had an internet girlfriend in Texas. We talked on AIM and met on AIM and that was it. Shit was weird and I would never in a million years try to start off with A/S/L as we did so many times on these internet streets. And I do understand that sometimes the internet could be the jump start of friendships and relationships but I do not think it only takes dates online for people to be together and starting some togethership. Yeah I made that word up and you're just going to have to deal with it. If Kanye could say apologing then I can say togethership.
Anyways, how do you feel about online dating? Is it something you're interested in? Do you agree with most of my sentiments about the matter. Feel free to comment and make some noise.
