Some people don't think emails and other tools of Net life can be romantic.
I disagree.
As most of you know, I met my wifey online, in a chatroom, way back when in 1996.
It was a long distant relationship, me in Montana, she in Indiana.
Of course, we didn't start out as "star crossed" lovers, but the relationship, as in any relationship grew.
Nowadays, if you believe the Match.com and others ads, people are falling in love online at a increasing rapid rate, even falling for the fool's errand and getting, **GASP**, married.
Emails can be quite romatic places to release the muse and become all mushy mushy with the kissy kissy, "butter me, I'm corn" kind of wooing your grandparents did back during the Great War.
Try telling your granny that no one can be sweet, swooing romantic in a non-personal, not face-to-face way.
Trust me, you'll spend HOURS reading the sweet nothings your gramps wrote, tears in your eyes.
"What happened to this sweet, loving man grandma?"
"I don't have a clue!"
Way back when(like in 1982), people would write letters, stating things like, "I love you more than a Moon Pie in July..." and that's a lot of love, my friends.
Long distant relationships aren't new, they've been around since we were just tadpoles in the ooze of Creation, except back then, you had to know smoke signals really well.
Do you know how hard it is for a tadpole in the ooze of Creation to make smoke signals?
Pretty damn hard.
Fast forward to AOL: 1.0 - people begin to learn that there are others out there who want to talk dirty as well.
Before the 1.0, you would have to get dressed, go out to the local mall, and scream obscentities at the top of your lungs in hope that someone would respond in like.
After the 1.0, you could go into a chatroom, like MEN WHO LIKE TO SEW, and soon, if your name sounded even closely remotely that of a woman, you would have thousands of private messages asking what you looked like, ASL, and if you were lucky, "Do you wanna see my cuck?"
Of course, nowadays, the MEN WHO LIKE TO SEW has been renamed to FACEBOOK but the premise is the same, do you really wanna see his cuck?
What the heck is a cuck?
Do you dare Google it?
And if you do, is he a premature Googler?
With the increase in technology, there's an increase in the questions.
Are you looking for a quickie?
Do you want some romance then a quickie?
Are you looking for the romantic fuck?
Is that dreamy fellow really dreamy or is it your 13 year old child fucking with you again?
Most the time it's just your kid fucking with you.
Stupid kids!
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Your post and some others got me thinking and I just wrote it!! :)
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Tink, my furry luscious puddy tat. I want to run my fingers through your fur.
S.W.A.K.
(Sealed with a Kitty)
Your friend,
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two matches made in heaven
HUGGGGGG
Actually, AOL is what brought me from the Midwest to the West Coast in 1998--worst decision I ever made. It cost me a lot (and I don't mean money; I mean long-term self-respect and proximity to my children). But 6 years later I did meet my wife which is the best thing I ever did--except I still miss the hell out of my kids and now grandkids.
Glad your sweetie loves you. I met mine at a party, gasp, on a couch. He admits that he would likely have never approached me at a bar, a store, a coffee shop, or online dating. The guys I met at those places generally weren't looking for me. I guess, the universe sorts things out, though he and I use technology a lot to improve our relationship and communication.
Not a chance....nope....beyond the rhelm of the possible....
Although...were I single....thre are only about 50 gals on OS that are attractive and smart and witty....and "attractive" is what is inside as many of the pics are of flowers or sunsets.
Yep...cause it can happen!
I loves lovin' on the intertubes. It soooo reminds me of when I was just a little fur-ball and we'd play, "You show me yours and I'll show you mine!" (I mean, what else can you DO on the intertubes?)
And, at last, the ultimate long distance romance question can be answered! You can now SHOW ME what you're wearing!! Oh yes baby!
(*But why does it say 'Vargas' in the corner of the screen?*)
;-)
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dfjdfsgdsjfgjdsfsf, I LOVE YOU! :D Phyllis says she has some celery for you, but don't listen, she'll just let you look at it, no touchie, no eatie, just lookie!! :D
lefty, ~nodding~ Same here, tell your brother he's got a way with the words!! :( :D
Linda, ~nodding~ ~huge hug~ Loves ya babe!!!! Steve too....he's no lefty's brother but he's nice!! :D
Walter, ~nodding~ That's what brought me out to Indiana, well, it wasn't AOL but a chat site on the ole Interanetthingy. It's strange that me sneaking onto my ole campus to use their Internet way back when in 1996 would lead me to my exciting life in Bumblefruck, Indiana, she's a nice old town, lots of way for me to steal ice cream!! :D
I miss my mom and pop, too far away to just meander over and help out like mowing the lawn and North 40.
But I don't think I would change a thing. Living in my parents' basement kind of sucks(it's an old dug out root cellar, dirt floor and walls and the mice are icky!! :D) so.....
Bowl, ~nodding~ I truly believe that technology makes it easier to communicate. In the chat world as in the rest of this thing called the Internet, we base our opinions about you on your words.
Yes, you could be a 48 year old male living in his parent's basement but heck, you do a fine impression of a 19 year old hot blonde woman living the high life in college!! :D
nana, do I have the girl for you!!! Her name is Ms. Delia Woods!! She believes that God wants her to beat mean with a car antenna while she quotes the Gospel to them by heart.
She also makes a wonderful coffee cake and is looking to settle down. I'll PM you her account name over at Chritstianmingle.com!!
:D
Emily, ~nodding~ Online dating sure is complicated!! ~:D
J D, ~nodding~ There sure are some attractive women here on OS!! ~nodding~ Course, most of them, I think of like they're my sisters, but I do live close enough to Kentucky for that to be okay!! :D
Chicken, I'm pretty funny ain't I? :D (Yes, yes, I dropped the looking part!! :D)
neutron, ~:( Yeah, some people are doomed to be alone forever, though, there's lots of place to be alone together!! :D
sky, I've also found sites where the womens show EVERYTHING!! From their beds to their toilets to their kitchen sink!!
THE KITCHEN SINK! :D
And for $1.99 a minute, they'll call me a bitch and flip me off. Yeah, just like mama use to do! :D
AJ, ahhh thanks my friend!! I had fun writing it. ~nodding~ The best pieces always make me remember events, whether true or not!! :D
Whistle, ~nodding~ Exactly!! Comfy couch, and all the beer I can drink before I have to stumble outside to the store to get some more! HURRAY!! :D
**hugs the Internet** :D
I will later. ~wink wink nudge nudge~ :D
Walter, my wife loved my exclamation points!!!!!!! :D
jl, ooo, trashy letters!!! ;D
Doug, yeah, don't do that even with safe search on....