My friend Jen just met the man of her dreams on Facebook.
Evidently, she was browsing the page of a friend-of-a-friend and came across a
good-looking guy. He was pictured with his golden retriever, which happens to
be the same breed as Jen's dog. Jen sent him a message and suggested they take
their dogs to the park together. Next thing you know, Jen and Dog Man are
inseparable. They are already talking about marriage and they've known each
other less than a month.
Last night,
I was gently teasing Jen about finding her husband through online dating. She
adamantly denied participating in such a "crude" matchmaking technique. She
lectured me on the dramatic difference between Facebook/Myspace and "cheesy"
dating sites like E-Harmony and Match.com. According to Jen, looking for new
friends on Facebook or Myspace is a totally legitimate enterprise. Trolling for
men on purely dating websites is tacky and low class.
Frankly, I
don't see the difference. As far as I'm concerned, meeting someone on a
computer screen offers the same level of intimacy, regardless of the masthead
at the top of the page.
I must
admit, I am not into the whole Facebook/Myspace phenomenon. I don't have an
account on either site, and I don't imagine creating one any time soon. My
experience is limited to a brief time last year when I created a Facebook
account. Within a few hours, I had total strangers asking me to add them as a
friend. If I had done so, maybe Dog Man would have become a friend of mine. Jen
would have had a false sense of security, thinking he was a
"friend-of-a-friend," despite the fact that I didn't know him at all. The whole
thing creeps me out a bit.
So, Jen is
added to a growing list of friends who have met their significant others
online. I wish them all well. In the meantime, I'll continue to boycott online
forums and find new friends through more conventional means.
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