An Ode to Online Dating

a dork's mind fuck

my mind is swimming with thoughts of you.
words convey feelings but characters on screen are so cold and yet,
when black hits white, the hex color isn't #CCCCCC.
you are helvetica to my arial and i am enveloped in wingdings.

each thought is entered with trepidation.
short statements followed by ellipses and 🙂
i find myself hanging on your every word.
awaiting the response as "user is typing message."

i love witnessing the visual explosion as you Enter.
vibrations flowing from your finger tips and i twitter.
i tentatively caress the keys to your heart and
push ever so lightly to tap-tap on your strings.

we step in concert as inkless sheets unfold.
uncovering and discovering the inner most parts of U and I.
the vows we profess well and are separated by mere space.
is it any wonder they are side by side?

i await the day when words are actions and smiles are real.
until then i leave myself open, wide with wonder.
bold and confident, striking through the obstacles
and underlining those things that link us together.

you fucked my mind.

-- Cr?FriBou

would've posted in writing but who goes there? 😛

pffft!

Je l'aime tr?s beaucoup tubby! C'est tr?s bon.

And HEY! I'm one of the dorks that's in "Writing"...A LOT. 😛

i read the writing section. don't participate. but unlike some people *ahem* i do not speak ill of those with the gift.

I am a dork though, and it suits me down to the ground. I read, write, bookish in a lot of ways, and I've very cool with that. 🙂 Something quite naughty librarian about it. Bwahahaha TOC.

I think it's fab tubby, I am a huge fan of everything you describe in your poem. *thumbs up*.

kinky?

no mr.creepy, that's your territory. every time you post, i cross my legs.

and VB, i am trying dating online again and i'm hoping i dont come up with duds again. been a good while since i made a real go at it and things have changed. why is the first question always...."do you have a web cam?"

makes me nervous. i get to do wee checks though. if it's too tiny i can call it quits early.

Mmmm, I'm thinking of getting a web cam. Not to flash or pole dance. LOL You and your wee checks. And using something like Skype. It would save on the phone bill, definitely.

hairitic it's smells like fresh baked cookies.

and yeah, VB. skype is great. clearer than the phone in a lot of ways...if you have a fast connection.

LOL Goodnight Hairitic.

I have a pretty decent connection. But when my dear friend and I get to talking on the telephone it could easily wind up being 3-4 hours later. Goes in the blink of an eye.

I think my boy already downloaded that bit onto the comp, need to get a mic and such. Normally I'd ruther have pins in my eyes than make a trip to town ( all the lakers are here, traffic is a complete nightmare ) but no getting around it.

werd!

just keep you top on VB.

Will do. 😉

thanks valeria. you may pick up your pocket protector on the way out.

Posted by Dynamite Parfait
I'm a little confused about the parameters of online dating...

If you are dating someone online, do you ever meet in person, or is it strictly an electronic exchange?

Do people "date" someone online while having a relationship in real life, and if so, how do their boyfriend/girlfriend feel about that, or do they even know?

I'm just kinda curious.....

🙂

most of the time, nope! at least i don't. it's sorta like this site or any other site to which you are a member. you might develop a "friendship" with someone but moving it beyond the internet never happens. in some cases, you might not actually get along. in others, your paths might simply never physically merge. in those rare instances in a LDR format, you both make it happen and then you sink or swim.

and personally, if i'm single, i am open to all forms of dating but would not knowingly connect with someone who wasn't single themselves in any realm.

Right, gonna stick y'all in corners. Don't MAKE ME! *giving everyone "the eye"* 😛

LOL!!! I do believe you would! 😄