I never asked myself why it embarrassed me, until this week. I met a guy on Tinder. Lets call him Tim, Tinder Tim! Tim was super nice when we were chatting. He was always polite, his picture was cute, and he made me feel really comfortable. I decided to go out to dinner with him when he asked. There is nothing wrong with putting yourself out there, dating, and see who you meet. You could end up meeting the love of your life! When I got to the restaurant (yes I drove myself and I ALWAYS suggest that for the first date) Tim was standing outside waiting for me. He greeted me with a big smile and simple hug. It was nice and the perfect introduction. He did look a bit different from his Tinder picture, which is always a risk, but still very nice. His personality in person was exactly what I imagined it to be.
As I went through the date, I began asking myself what would happen if this worked out? What would I tell people? Then for the first time I thought, why does it matter? Everything right now is entering the digital space. I spend my non-blogging time working in digital marketing, and I have noticed the trend of traditional means entering the online world. So, it is only natural that more and more dating happens digitally as well. Also, many many people have met their significant other online. What would the harm be if I met someone online to? The answer to that is nothing. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with meeting someone online. At first, I thought that if I met someone online it meant that I wasn't slick enough to meet someone in person, or I wasn't attractive enough to capture someone's attention. But, I have realized that simply isn't true. We all spend so much time at work there is hardly time to go out and meet a potential new boyfriend. Why not use the resources that we have available to us? So, overall, there are and there always will be people who lie and say, "we met at the bar," but they don't have to and neither do we! Be honest about how you met your significant other. Honesty is so important and there is nothing about online dating that should cause us embarrassment. Spend time thinking abut what the future can hold with someone, not about the lie you have to tell your friends and family.
Until next time!