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Sure, dating is like burying your head in a sand castle where the views are amazing and the oncoming tsunami is just a quaint little ripple underneath a robust setting sun, but what a sunset it is.
The process of constantly pretending, of feigning interest in every word, every syllable, every gesture to increase the chances of getting lucky speak volumes as to the increasing loneliness of the human condition, granted. And staring forlornly into the person’s eyes across the table as they gnaw on a perfectly prepared slice of tenderized meat, or celery (vegetarians included) makes for a great night out but the fear that that cud they’re chewing will remain stuck in the teeth of your relationship forever is more than overwhelming at times, ok that makes sense.
And sure people still date; dinner and a movie, jogging, whale watching, and shooting ranges are just as popular as ever. However, as the world becomes broader due to advances in technology such as the Internet the playing field has grown in leaps and bounds. A potential lover is a mouse-click away. You can screen a date in a way that has never been available before. The appearance of personality presented at the dinner table can now be thwarted with ease. To find out if the person you’re seated across from is full of it or not all you need is a first and last name and you can casually browse their last relationships, hook-ups, or drunken nights out. You can search through their friends and family, look at pictures of camping trips to the Adirondacks, or simply pretend you know them intimately. You can decide in advance whether you desire getting to know anyone before you’ve had the opportunity to be amazed by his or her quirky sense of humor.
It is no longer necessary to worry about real chemistry or compatibility with seventy-five questions designed to find your matches online. What a time saver. In this fast-paced hustle and bustle world we live in who has the time to devote a second to listening for voice inflections or observing body language? No one wants to do that. Its way more preferable to wait for an email stating that “you’ve been matched.” The days of watching your date drink too much and bring up an ex-relationship for the better part of an hour is long gone. Why get to know anyone when the computer can do it for you? Why miss a single episode of Lost when the ones and zeros can find you Mrs. or Mr. Right? Dating has gone the way of the dodo bird, the dinosaur, and the chivalrous deed. Now instead of your parents arranging marriages based on family lineage, plots of land, and the health of your goat you can easily sit back, relax and do what nature intended—letting the internet do it for you.
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