Confession # 85
I have never traveled farther than 45 miles for a date.
It just seems sort of weird to me, but with Internet-Dating becoming more and more popular it seems like more people are booking flight across the globe to meet potential partners. Relationships are hard enough when you live in the same town, I can not imagine how a relationship could possibly have a chance if a plane ride is required. But, apparently I am missing out!
Over the holidays, I know of at least 3 people who did this.
After two months of emails and phone calls and one friend flew to LA to meet a girl he met on Match.com. He was flying down there to celebrate Christmas with his family, so why not. (Because it is crazy, that’s why not) It turns out the girl was older than she let on, past baby making age (whole other weird story), and not as attractive and the picture that was obviously taken when she was younger and of baby making age.
After a couple of weeks of sexual emails and text messages, another friend got in his car and drove to Seattle to meet a girl he knew in college, but had lost contact with. She sent him a “Hey You” message and he got all excited, but once there he could not even hold her hand. Too much build up.
And just so you don’t think these frequent travelers are all men, one of my girlfriends who after several months of emails, phone calls and even a brief visits from her potential partner in her home country of Peru, hopped a plane here to marry the guy. Well after a few weeks of out right wicked scary episodes, involving police and restraining orders, she is hopping a plane back home to start all over again.
I don’t get it!
Would I hop on a plane to meet some one? Probably not—but you know what they say never say never.
It just seems sort of weird to me, but with Internet-Dating becoming more and more popular it seems like more people are booking flight across the globe to meet potential partners. Relationships are hard enough when you live in the same town, I can not imagine how a relationship could possibly have a chance if a plane ride is required. But, apparently I am missing out!
Over the holidays, I know of at least 3 people who did this.
After two months of emails and phone calls and one friend flew to LA to meet a girl he met on Match.com. He was flying down there to celebrate Christmas with his family, so why not. (Because it is crazy, that’s why not) It turns out the girl was older than she let on, past baby making age (whole other weird story), and not as attractive and the picture that was obviously taken when she was younger and of baby making age.
After a couple of weeks of sexual emails and text messages, another friend got in his car and drove to Seattle to meet a girl he knew in college, but had lost contact with. She sent him a “Hey You” message and he got all excited, but once there he could not even hold her hand. Too much build up.
And just so you don’t think these frequent travelers are all men, one of my girlfriends who after several months of emails, phone calls and even a brief visits from her potential partner in her home country of Peru, hopped a plane here to marry the guy. Well after a few weeks of out right wicked scary episodes, involving police and restraining orders, she is hopping a plane back home to start all over again.
I don’t get it!
Would I hop on a plane to meet some one? Probably not—but you know what they say never say never.
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