Texting Your Way to Love
I found a great Pagecast yesterday called, Textual Liaisons. The creator describes this page as an overview of “gender and relationships in the digital era.” It really got me thinking that it’s true, all of these new gadgets and social networking sites have altered the we interact. In a stereotypical dating scene, boy meets girl (or to be PC, girl meets girl, or boy meets boy), boy gets girl’s number, boy calls girl (hopefully) and boy and girl go on date. Not anymore. It goes a little something like this:
Boy meets girl, boy finds out girl’s name, boy “facebooks” girl, girl then confirms their friendship. Boy and girl write to each other on Facebook, maybe exchanging numbers. Boy then texts girl, they exchange email addresses, and depending how you swing (Gmail or Yahoo), boy and girl will chat online all day, everyday, until they actually meet for a date. Hardly romantic (or efficient).
If you have seen the movie WALL-E, you may have noticed that their prediction of the future consists of almost no human interaction. I believe that future is rapidly approaching. How many times have you sat at a meal with a loved one, while they had their nose glued to their smart phone? How often have you text someone back, because talking live seemed like too much effort? Or worse, when you find out big news about a friend, instead of mailing a card, you log on to hallmark.com and send an e-card?!?
I urge all of humanity, to take a moment and visit with a friend face-to-face. Maybe make a phone call instead of an email. Lastly, once in awhile buy a card, write a note and mail it the old fashion way, with a stamp and all. Crazy, I know.
-Allison, Pageflakes Team Member
Tags: smartphones, texting, texts, Textual Liasions