The other day I sat watching television and couldn't help but notice the E-Harmony.com commercials. It triggered a plethera of questions and I began to wonder...can we truly allow a computer dating service to hold the responsibility of matching us up with our life partner? Can you truly get to know someone who you've never actually met? What kind of love story is it to say that you met your spouse on the internet? It just seems so impersonal to me. I want a unique love story...and while it might have been unique at one time to say you met your spouse via the world wide web...it has now become a general consensus. I am not saying that it is a bad idea...I just can't imagine myself doing anything like that.
Maybe it is the hopeless romantic in me that keeps me from seeing the romance in this new era of dating. I want there to be more to my match up then whether or not our profiles line up. What if you could be truly happy with someone who would never match up to your profile? Isn't there more to meeting someone then just compatibility? Again, I am not saying that meeting someone online is bad...just not for me.
When I find love I want it to be magical. I don't have to know right off the bat...I don't even have to know for years to come...I just want it to be more than a profile being matched by people I don't even know. It is almost like a blind date set up by a blind friend...you don't know who the person is, nor do you know the person who is saying they would be a good match. I guess it all just made me stop and think.
Hopeless romantic that I am, I want love to be more than a computer screen. I want daisies and walks on the beach (I know, it is such a cliche'). I want to be able to sit with the person and watch a sunset without saying a word. I want to watch the clouds gather and part in our lives and to know that it will last. I want real love, not e-love. I might not see this love for some time, but I know it is out there, somewhere...I will wait, because once I have it, it will be worth it.
2 comments:
It is incredibly arrogant and self rightous of you to look down on and judge the way other people meet their husband/wife. You want to know what kind of love story you could have after meeting online? I'll tell you mine. It began with an e-mail and a lot of prayer and ended with me marrying the man of my dreams...one who I KNOW God sent me. I have learned that God works in a way that HE determines and that we are the ones who are cheated when we put Him in a box.
As I said, I don't think it wrong...I just don't think it is right for me. I have utmost respect for however God wishes to bring two souls together. I don't think it is wrong to meet the man of your dreams at a club, but I'm not going to a club. I just had a lot questions raised and I wanted to address them. I am truly sorry if I offended you, because that was never my intention. I am neither arrogant nor self-righteous. I am just a girl trying to make it in this very mixed up world.
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