Uncanny | Tina Bishop

Oh, the wonderful world of online dating is filled with psychos, freaks, and lonely people mixed in with the normal people who have had some bad luck in life. Never before in the history of the world has online dating been more evident than in the lives of single adults across the globe. Most websites offer a free browsing session where one may look at other members’ profiles. Memberships are sold per month and instant messaging is also involved in the price of the product. Once a member, one may see who has viewed their profile that day, see who is online, chat, send flirts and smiles while also being able to pick up on people.

I went on a date with an on-line acquaintance who is from Texas. When he got here, he made it evidently known that he absolutely loved me, cried three or four times, and started talking about marriage within the first few hours! WHOA! I had to keep things at an even-calm throughout the night by changing the subject to non-intense themes and keeping my physical distance.

By the end of it all I was exhausted. I didn’t give up on the on-line dating stuff, completely, though. I have dates every weekend, guys calling me every day and attention that I never would have received by just going to a bar, club, or dance. On-line dating might seem weird to those who haven’t tried it, and there are certainly some freaks to avoid. On-line dating, though uncanny to most, is becoming the norm. It is a computer’s-length process of elimination, that if used correctly, helps to interview and screen possible dates.