Find Me A Date

Have you noticed that we seem to be obsessed with finding that "someone" for our lives? I mean it's become a rather big deal now. There are dating websites on every page you click it seems. It has become a major industry to be a match maker.

We have eHarmony who wants to set you up with someone that you will be super compatible with. Then there is Match.com who's slogan is "It's okay to look." EHarmony doesn't just want to hook you up with that someone, they offer advice and tips for dates and dating as well. On top of that, they want you to pay them to do this for you.

A quick search also revealed others such as plentyoffish.com, justsayhi.com, dating.com, datehookup.com, udate.com, mingle2.com and dreammates.com. Wow. That was just on the first page of results too. I know here in my area there is cupidondemand.com as well (they have stupid commercials frankly). Everywhere you look, there seem to be ads about finding that "special someone." I get spam emails about it, I see the ads on Facebook and Myspace. On these sites though they are tailored to fit with what my profile says about me. So I see a lot of "Hot Christian Singles" and various other "Christian" date sites. Of course they ignore the part of my profile that says I'm married.

On TV we have shows like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. There is the show Blind Date as well as Love Connection and The Dating Game. In the last few years we had the reality shows Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? and Who Wants to Marry My Dad? What have we come to? What happened to people just being able to meet other people and go from there, or having friends, relatives or little old ladies from church try to set you up? We have now decided that it is something that is best chronicled and broadcast for all to see.

Here is my final opinion on this. I think that it can lead to misconceptions and wrong expectations for the people involved. Online and on TV people are going to put forth their best and not always reveal who they really are. I could be wrong, I've been married for 10 years and don't have to worry about dating anymore (at least not anyone other than my lovely wife). I just think it is odd that we as a culture have put such emphasis on this aspect of life. Peace and Love y'all.