Blogging vs. Online Dating

After attending The Black Table party this past Friday night, and spending time with the lovely ladies who blog, among others, I realized that blogging is one of the two doors that have most impacted my social life over the last year (the other being hanging out at Otto). Through my blog, I have corresponded with and met incredibly smart, diverse, interesting people, who all have expertise in areas in which I have none (Brazilian culture, lesbian erotica, panties (well, I have some expertise in panties, although I tend not to use the word so often)), which makes for scintillating conversation. And although I have not yet met any dating prospects through blogging, it sure beats online dating. I'd rather spend an evening having pizza at 2 AM with a group of cool women chatting about The Straight Sign and food, than on a shitty online date with someone who, although he may seem charming and smart via email, is entirely lacking in wit and/or social skills in real life. Bloggers also seem to enjoy getting together offline a great deal -- makes for good blog fodder, at the very least. So -- a shout-out to The Brazilian Muse, LustyLady, GirlyNYC, Nichelle, and Lux, and thanks to Colin, a co-worker who joined me at the party on blind faith -- I told him there would be cool, smart women there (in addition to me, of course) and there certainly were!

Comments

[david henry newman]

http://ccca.nctu.edu.tw/~hlb/poem/EyesOfAChild/

it's a new world, no borders, no distance, no loneliness. welcome to spaceshipearth~!

[Rachel]

I have to say, I concur to all of this. I've been thinking a lot about how pretty much all the people I hung out with at that party and recently, save for 2, are people I've met only very recently but feel a total kinship with. I have personally never been one for online dating, so I can't speak to that, but it is certainly nice to just be able to relax and have fun and not stress about the dating stuff. It seems like one of those things where the harder you try, the more frustrating it often is, at least from my pov.

[Nichelle]

hey girl! just checking if you received my email about our next offline event...

[Laren]

got it!

[Euan]

never done any online dating and doubt i would either, seems strange thing to do but i guess that's just me :)

[AlexisT]

Hey Sweet Blog I met you drunk the other night! You're very cute. Anyway, Euan you should try online dating. I'm not a pro at it but it could be fun. Don't knock it till you try it yo!

[Laren]

Why thank you, Alexis! :)

[geri]

Online dating has its perks. You get to meet all sorts of people, some as interesting as yourself. Other people have met their partners through online dating. The only trouble with online dating is that the people you get to meet through their profiles and through online correspondences are totally different from the real them. Come to think of it, it's the same with other bloggers.

[Liz]

I've been very discouraged from trying a webdate just because of all the bad stories I hear about someone's experience. I think for now I enjoying meeting someone the old fashioned way, but who knows. Maybe someday I will change my mind.