December 2009 Archives

This is the 21st century, so act like it! The days when the only people using online dating were the cast of 'Thriller' are long gone.

It is as normal, and more efficient than the traditional romantic way the youth of today meet each other, getting Legless, shouting at the opposite sex over the loud overtones of some funky house 'classic' tune bordering on the wrong side of noise polution across a dingy club!!! Lovely..........

The question came to me some months ago, when, rather helpfully, my washing machine decided enough was enough, and in a fit of rage decided to resign from his self-employmed status and retire. In the process of searching, researching, reviewing and eventually replacing this work shy, now defunct machine, it dawned upon me that every aspect of your personal and professional life is becoming virtual, and more thereby more accessible to people and persons that you might have never had the opportunity to meet without the world wide web. Why not take advantage of this and extend it to your search for love and Romance?

Encouragingly, statisticians can confirm this shift in opinion, with research showing the 74% of the UK single population see online dating as a perfectly 'normal' dating procedure.

Dating, flirting, romance, love, flowers, puppies and everything else that are soft, fluffy and happy are all deemed to be the ingredients of a content person and a thriving relationship. Dating Diaries wants to look at why being single can be a good thing, as long as its not for long.

Newly converted 'couples' wear this feeling like it's the invisible cloak straight from Harry Potter's wardrobe. However, unlike Harry's cloak, it's not from Hogwarts, doesn't possess invisible qualities, and does not shield the outside world from this soft, cocoon like trance that forms from the debris of a newly formed or happy relationship. Instead, it gives the rest of us a nauseating feeling and works in much the same way as a strong repellent.

When friends or acquaintances remark that they are having a great time being single, I digest the comments with a sprinkle (not quite a pinch) of salt. They have no reason to lie, and I have no reason to doubt, but like Cliff Richard throughout the latter half of the 21st century, annoyingly, the thought stays with you.

Dating diaries is a firm advocate of fun, frolics, love, romance and two people enjoying each others company, I should not be promoting the single life; however, in this instance I am altering my opinion.

A couple of recent observations forced me into this change.dating diaries