Monday, November 10, 2008

Favorite things - Online 'Love'

Now I'm not going to say that I one-hundred support your attempt to find love online. I tried it, it sort of kind of works but there's a major issue. People who need to look for love online are creeps. Of course you aren't (yes you are) but there are creeps online you need to watch out for. 'Online predators' and the like--though if you're over the age of consent, I think it is more a quasi-predatory and you should have the sense not to meet them in a darkened alley.
I also like the fact that it gets people off the streets. No, literally. I am a fan of free-love hippie lifestyle sex for all blah blah. But I don't want to see people hooking up in alleys on my way home and if people want the 'thrills' (and diseases) of anonymity then online is probably the way to go...take home message: don't hook up in an alley (that's for cats).
Or you're looking for "love" and I'm and using it as a catch all term for everything from life-partner to raucous fucking, you have three options: 1) the free site http://www.plentyoffish.com/ 2) http://www.seekingarrangement.com/ or 3) One of the million naked adult personal sites there are (that's for if you just want nookie).
So I'm only going to discuss the first two, if you're looking for the third by all means Google it. I have some decency not to post a link. A 'shred' of decency--there's the possibility my mother reads this.

1) Plenty of fish - It's free, it seems to be all the rage, and you can connect with people in the place you live or a place you'd like to live. Warning though, meeting someone online is not like meeting the real them. The days of the foolish online dater are over (or should be) meet them in a public place early on in the "romancing" be very aware of their picture's "realness" and have an exit strategy. A friend stops by, a phone call comes in, an appointment you have to be at one hour after you meet. Maybe he/she will even be rich. Which is why you should really be checking out option two:
2) Seeking Arrangement - It's free, only here you get to set up your requirements of your allowance. You sometimes get to be a mistress (like in the movies) and it's a great way to get through school. It's basically like high-class prostitution. Which is a hard sell I know. But if you're going to be meeting people online anyway then why the hell not?

So have fun kids and play safe. We're in a modern age so stay out of the alleys and with option two, maybe you'll stay in a mansion!

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