on line dating

There are, I'm reasonably certain, a gazillion advice books about on line dating, and an equal number of web sites devoted to this topic, as well.

This correlates, for sure, because according to the various and assorted cyberdating websites, members are signing up by the gazillions. And, there are now web sites for the most specific of tastes; religious affiliations, gender specific, age related, they do the picking for you, throw it against the wall, and so on. 

It struck me that it is a wonder that previous generations were able to effectively date without all this important information just a click away.

But I digress. Back to the books and web sites that offer up advice on: what to do, what to say, what to think, what to eat on the first date, what to avoid, where to meet, how to book the caterer and what to name the children. 

So, I scanned a few of the titles, read a few of the on line sites, and found that there are a couple more suggestions that I can offer up.

1. Each profile should have a sell by date.
2. Sunglasses are not a fashion accessory.
3. An ipod, iphone, or newspaper with the current date should accompany the photo.
4. What "friends would say" is not an endorsement.
5. Reading the obits to see who is now single is not cool. 

If you have any other thoughts that you'd like to share, I'd give you credit, when I publish the gazillionth and one, next book.

As of 17 minutes ago, I do.

Well, let me amend that. I signed up. I have yet to Twitter. 

I googled (mastered that activity) to find out why I think I should even consider this activity.

So here’s a couple of three things I found out. Cheesehead, (don’t ask) says there are three good reasons for us to do this. One: it is about building relationships. Would that be making new friends, I wonder, or finding a honey? If it is the latter, I guess that explains why I don’t have one of those either. Two, he says is about the Benjamins. WHAT IS A BENJAMIN? Appears to have something to do with business, consulting, corporate exposure. Is it the worlds longest acronym? Maybe, Be Engaged Now Just A Minute l’m New. Yeah, probably not. Lastly it’s Ease of Use.
Is he kidding? I came to a screeching halt after I signed on. In the 17 seconds that I created my profile (I am very good at that, my on line dating experience makes me the queen of profile posting) I had followers. FOLLOWERS? Where did they come from, I hadn’t written anything so what are they following?
Perhaps there is a section for “Hey, another technophobe just signed on.” Let’s take bets on how many days it is until she figures out how to Microblog.” Put me down for 5$, I won’t be up and running on this thing for weeks.

Twitter does have a self help video. I’ve often marveled as to how when you are watching one of these videos they seem to be  t a l k i n g   v e r y  s l o w l y, aware that if you need the assistance you might actually be alittle slow. I am enclosing that self help video for your viewing pleasure.

And, to add insult to injury, it appears, according to other info I found, Boomers are the fastest growing segment to the phenomenon of Tweeting, twittering, and tra la la ing.

Any thoughts, suggestions, how-to’s, success stories are welcome.

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