Sorry to have ignored this blog for over a month! My life is crazy busy (in mostly good ways) right now and sadly the blog has been low on my priority list, but I have a few moments so I thought I'd share some of the ramblings from my crazy brain.
Yesterday I was perusing the internet while on campus and I stopped by www.christiancafe.com. Looking at some the ads/profiles (because really that is what they are--when we log onto one of those sites we are advertising ourselves, trying to sell ourselves to the person that could become our soul mate).
I will admit that I've made profiles on eharmony, match.com and christiancafe, but lo and behold I didn't meet my soul mate through online dating. Maybe it is because I am too cynical. I don't trust that people are who they really say they are online. It is too easy to put up a fake picture and manufacture some things--- fudge on the questions about looks.
On the other hand I do have a good friend that is married to a guy she met in an online chat room and they seem really happy. They are not the only couple I know that started with an online relationship. It can work--there are lots of testimonials to that affect, I am just not sure it is for me.
First of all, I'm not good at the profile. A lot of the questions that ask me to describe myself make me feel like I'm bragging and that is just weird, it isn't me. Some of you might think that is weird because I'm an author and I've written an autobiography. But an autobiography is different from a dating proflie. In my book I air EVERYTHING--the good and the bad, it is a story it isn't an ad saying "Pick Me I'm the Best!"
Looking at the site just reminded of what time of the year it is--Sunday is Daytona Day 2010--otherwise known (to non NASCAR fans) as Valentine's Day. It is a day dedicated to love and romance which is awesome unless you are single or in a relationship where love and romance are not forefront and then it is a somewhat depressing day.
Online dating is big business these days--especially around the holidays when people don't want to be alone. While I am not convinced that it is the best path for a person like me, I do see that it works and in this century I like to think that if it works then go for it. Online dating can be fun. I have enjoyed seeing who I am matched with. It is interesting and exciting. Maybe I haven't met Mr. Right through any of the sites, but I do see their validity and the excitement of online dating, especially in a world that is as career focused as ours. Who has time to go to the places where you might meet someone worthy, especially when he is just a website away???
-ME-
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