Online Dating

Online dating is all the rage.  There doesn’t seem to be a single commercial break that doesn’t have a commercial for Match.com or for eHarmony.com.  It seems that maybe online dating is “the” thing for 2008.

And why not?  It’s not as if we’re in the cloistered 40’s nor are we in the free-lovin’ 60’s and we’re moving out of the Yuppie 80’s.  Technology and all of it’s wonderful advancements has infiltrated every aspect of our lives any why not our love lives as well?

Most of these sites offers the same thing, a “risk-free” environment to browse from a list of eligible men and women.  You can filter through almost every aspect of a person imaginable; hair color, eye color, race, religion, children, height.  The list goes on.

It’s easy to get caught up in the sheer volume of people who are out to meet others on the World Wide Web.  With so many options to choose from it’s easy to see that there are plenty of fish in the sea.  The sky is the limit.

Or is it?

Read through several of the “wants” and “desires” that many women want and you’ll soon understand how limited your options become.  It’s an environment of catch-22’s.  “I want someone who is strong and open emotionally.”  “The perfect guy for me is one who loves to be outdoors but also likes to play video games on the weekend.”  Please, for the love of all that is holy, choose one!

And men can be just as full of paradoxes as women.  We know what we want (hopefully) and have problems articulating it.  In some ways it’s almost worse.

What is a single guy to do?  Try it out.  Take a look around.  Find what you are comfortable with and send that anonymous email to the lady that catches your eye.  Don’t be afraid to be different.  Make yourself standout from the crowd.