Arranged marriages? Not too prevalent anymore.
Blind dates? How blind can they be in this day and age?
Dating has gone digital and there’s no stopping it.
Let’s face it – that’s how people are meeting now and if you share names (the right names), everything is out in the open in the google/facebook/blogging world right?
I went on a date last night (yes I know…stop the presses). We met online and happen to mutually know another urbanmom blogger. How 2011. And since he knew this he was able to “google the s*&t out of me”. Have you ever googled yourself? I’m a nervous nellie before a first date – always. But now, you have to throw that in on top of it…hmmm what’s on there? Just an added pressure.
Last night he was able to think he knows know that I’m ‘anti-marriage’, loathe gum chewers and that I have long legs. I actually googled myself beforehand …and there was nothing scandalous but I did find this old picture that I never knew existed of Will and I at the Brome Fair!
I’ve used google to my advantage in dating before. I went out with a guy for a couple months who forgot to tell me about his wife and three kids. (well google told me two kids, but he corrected the error when I confronted him). If I hadn’t had google…I’m not sure how long that could have gone on for.
What do you think. Is it a positive or a negative to be able to get so much info beforehand?
Oh and the date? Well….he was drinking this when I walked in….maybe a bad choice? Tequila brewed beer…brewed in FRANCE. Hmm – I passed a store on the way there called The Good Catch. So we’ll just see how this plays out.
I think you have met your match Babe !
OMG! I have been doing this a very, very long time and I think that this is THE BEST COMMENT EVER. In history.
that seems to be focusing a bit on the negative aspects of a google search. what you don’t mention is that i…er…HE was also able to find out that you are a dedicated single mother, a loving daughter (who misses her mom), a witty writer and Clooney stalker.
as far as the Desperado beer goes…i’m sure he probably asked the waitress to surprise him because the place had close to a billion beers on the menu…and she brought him that one… if that’s not what happened, if he did order it on his own…then i’d say that’s a bit of a red flag.
Hmmmm. Interesting. I’ve googled myself with various name variations (married name, non married name, a combo of both) just to make sure there’s nothing too incriminating about me out there. There isn’t. I was in university before Facebook was a thing. Phew.
Can’t wait to hear about date #2
I’d probably google someone before hand, if I was on the dating scene now… and yes, that drink sounds terrible. At least he has great taste in ladies! Bon chance!!
Not me either! More date info please 😉
I can’t imagine dating in this day and age. Especially since MY WHOLE LIFE can be found here. But maybe that is a good thing? You can be our test rabbit and let us know. K?
It’s not me. Not you Jen. That leaves what, 16 other possibilities? Well, probably not Kath, Tracey or Amanda, out of towners. Hmmm.
I can’t even imagine what that bevvie must be like.
I’m going to google myself now. I don’t think I would have found much about John. I don’t think I would google before a date – but who knows.
Hmmm….and now we’re all trying to figure out which UrbanMoms blogger is the mutual friend so we can grill her about this guy and figure out if he’s good enough for you (and do our own googling!)