Courting?
Romance?
Getting to REALLY know someone via conversations?
Human interaction?
Romance?
Getting to REALLY know someone via conversations?
Human interaction?
IDK ... pardon my rantings, but this issue just irritates me. A few nights ago, as my roommate and I were finally chipping a decent dent onto some homework, an event (that took place rather fast-pace) left me in thought as I slipped away to my night-time shower. Her male friend had stopped by to do some studying with her. I had met him nearly an hour before, and as I was tidying up my workspace at the dining table, he looked up from his laptop and posed this question: "Can I add you on Facebook?" I felt like a deer in head lights! I'm pretty good at forecasting events, but I hadn't calculated this scenario to happen anytime soon. I had met him only an HOUR ago for Christ's sake! Mind you, he's my roommate's friend and we BARELY talked to each other. I felt trapped. Should I say "sure" because of my roommate, or should I say no and embarrass him in front of my roommate and her boyfriend? That poor guy... etc. It all went through my mind in a second then my kindness took over and I said "sure," but it irritated me for the rest of the night.
What ever happened to REALLY getting to know someone? These days, if people want to know who a person is and what they're all about, they facebook them instead of sitting down and having a nice ol' chat with someone. Instead of picking up a phone and calling someone, we're all about texting, chatting, etc. I feel as if romance has lost its personal touch due to technology. People used to go out and find the woman of their dreams. Now, we have Match.com. Wow, real romantic. That's a great story to tell the kids... "hey mom how did you guys meet?" "Oh we met on a dating website" ...instead of a worthy story with substance.
Don't get me wrong... I do enjoy facebook because it does solve my problem of keeping in touch with people. I feel as if it accomplished the task of bringing us all closer no matter how far we may be in distance, yet it still bothers me on other aspects. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that.. I miss those days when friends/loved ones would just sit around and catch up. Eye to eye, Face to face, and in arm's width of each other. I fear that in the future, there will be no need for human contact due to the advancements in technology. Only time will tell, but for now, I miss dense conversations with my girlfriends. & I really dislike people adding me on facebook when I barely know them. These past few days, I've been deleting acquaintances on that site that I never talk to. Gosh, FB and I have a love/hate relationship.
What ever happened to REALLY getting to know someone? These days, if people want to know who a person is and what they're all about, they facebook them instead of sitting down and having a nice ol' chat with someone. Instead of picking up a phone and calling someone, we're all about texting, chatting, etc. I feel as if romance has lost its personal touch due to technology. People used to go out and find the woman of their dreams. Now, we have Match.com. Wow, real romantic. That's a great story to tell the kids... "hey mom how did you guys meet?" "Oh we met on a dating website" ...instead of a worthy story with substance.
Don't get me wrong... I do enjoy facebook because it does solve my problem of keeping in touch with people. I feel as if it accomplished the task of bringing us all closer no matter how far we may be in distance, yet it still bothers me on other aspects. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that.. I miss those days when friends/loved ones would just sit around and catch up. Eye to eye, Face to face, and in arm's width of each other. I fear that in the future, there will be no need for human contact due to the advancements in technology. Only time will tell, but for now, I miss dense conversations with my girlfriends. & I really dislike people adding me on facebook when I barely know them. These past few days, I've been deleting acquaintances on that site that I never talk to. Gosh, FB and I have a love/hate relationship.
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