Smart Phones Killed Dating?
I read a pretty compelling argument on a blog recently that said smart phones killed dating. Wait, is dating dead!? I can agree that smart phones have given dating a nasty virus. To some, they may have even put dating in the ICU. I think it is self-inflicted and it can be corrected, though!
With technology, social networking, social media, how can we harness all that cool tech stuff to actually enhance our dating experiences? What are clearly defined challenges that smart phones and technology bring? What are ways we can creatively handle those challenges?
In your own experiences, would you say that your smart phone has added to your game? Taken away from it? No change at all?
Happy Monday everyone!
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THE INFAMOUS DK
November 5th, 2012
12:25 pm
See I dont like to text cause I need her to hear this right here.. I need her to hear those subtle inflections and innuendos. I need my voice to sedice her throught the airwaves.. I’ve been told I got a voice for the ages..
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
12:26 pm
Now, I have to say that when the male deputy’s phone rang in court and his ringtone was Mariah Carey, I raised an eyebrow, lol.
Was that in Fulton? I think I know who you’re talking about. I thought the same thing. But turns out, it’s ol boy’s ringtone for his wife. It was like her favorite song or something.
But still….
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
12:27 pm
Robert ~ If you were my “Daddy” we would both be int trouble because I have the feeling I would have killed you long ago…
The man formerly know as Dan - still...Superior
November 5th, 2012
12:32 pm
@Robert
If you’re talking about calling a woman to establish a connection, set up a date, then yes; I would agree with you. As for texting between meetings, then I think that’s acceptable.
I happen to work in a field where phone calls at work get you looked at sideways, so I don’t take them unless it’s my wife (and she knows not to call unless it’s an emergency). But texting as a form of communication during the day is perfectly acceptable. You have to consider where the person is, what they may be doing, etc.
As for the “daddy’ comment, I’mma leave that alone. I
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
12:38 pm
tag on my hair dryer which sayd not to use while sleeping because some nut apparently tried it
There was a show on addictions and this one chick could not go to sleep without having her hair dryer on. She’s burned herself and caught the sheets on fire several times. STUPID!
(catching up)
Sassy Me...Juicy Fruit ;-)
November 5th, 2012
12:38 pm
If you were my “Daddy” we would both be int trouble because I have the feeling I would have killed you long ago…
I might’ve been an accomplice or something
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
12:40 pm
If any of you have special ring tones for your loved one and one for you, what songs are they? lol
The man formerly know as Dan - still...Superior
November 5th, 2012
12:43 pm
@Slim
I have two for my wife that get switched out: One is “nothing even matters” (Deangelo/Lauryn Hill) and the other is “bad to the bone”
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
12:45 pm
My ringtone for the beau is Alicia Keys, “Unthinkable”…his tone for me is Prince, “Beautiful Ones”…
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
12:56 pm
MsAtl, you know the lawyers are calling already, but they need to lock her up for being just plain stupid!!
Texting = unmanly (rotflmao) I’m not a texter, but never thought about it that way (LOL)
MsAtl
November 5th, 2012
12:57 pm
Common- It was in south Georgia, not Fulton. Now that you’ve told me about the other deputy using it for his wife, I will give the one in S. GA. a pass.
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
12:58 pm
Robert ~ If you were my “Daddy” we would both be int trouble because I have the feeling I would have killed you long ago…
I might’ve been an accomplice or something yall really need to stop it (rotflmao)
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:01 pm
tag on my hair dryer which sayd not to use while sleeping because some nut apparently tried it
There was a show on addictions and this one chick could not go to sleep without having her hair dryer on. She’s burned herself and caught the sheets on fire several times. STUPID!
This goes right along with the tag on lawn mowers to warn you that if you put your hand or foot under it while it’s running that it will cut it off, some people are just DA (dumb asses) or assistant DAs!!
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:03 pm
My regular ring tone is the theme from Charlie Brown, and for my girl it’s Adore, what does that make me
Leggs
November 5th, 2012
1:15 pm
InfamousDK ~ you have the kind of voice that ________________. I know Barry White found that out quickly.
disco
November 5th, 2012
1:20 pm
hey y’all. see you’ve been talking about the dense woman in pittsburgh who supposedly lifted her child up on the ledge in the first place. she’ll get paid some go away money but i will say that if it went to trial and i was on the jury she wouldn’t get a darned thing. folks keep acting the fool at the zoo and we’ll all be forced to get our animal fix from the discovery channel.
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:29 pm
Disco, if I was on the jury she would get something…………………….about 30 years. I’m sorry but I see so many people doing dumb things that endanger their kids, until the loss just isn’t enough, they need to be locked up!!
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
1:30 pm
My ringtone for the hubs is “I do” by Young Jeezy and his for me is “Lady” by Kenny Rogers.
Hey disco!
On the topic of stupid human tricks: If you ever read the book “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” there is actually a note that says not to attempt sexual intercourse after your water breaks.
Who trys that?!?
disco
November 5th, 2012
1:30 pm
S/H – touche. i meant on the jury in the case against the zoo. i’m with you if it was the jury in the case against the momma.
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:31 pm
Comon DA (dumb asses) or assistant DAs!!
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:32 pm
Disco, if I was on either jury I would be trying to give her 30 years (LOL)
disco
November 5th, 2012
1:34 pm
S/H – see now you are retarded. A is suing B and you are on the jury trying to sentence C and D. you are scary man. not that the DAs are dumb asses. we used to refer to the public defenders as the public pretenders.
Single and Happy
November 5th, 2012
1:36 pm
Disco when you do something alone, you’re the DA, when you do it with someone you are the assistant DA, that’s what I used to tell my sons (LOL)
THE INFAMOUS DK
November 5th, 2012
1:37 pm
Leggs – Awww now babe!!! Shucks!!
Willie Dynamite
November 5th, 2012
1:48 pm
Afternoon all,
Really drawing a blank on the topic. I use text and email frequently. I do however prefer face to face conversation and/or phone to get the full extent of ME across.
Lady~must be nice!
November 5th, 2012
2:04 pm
WD what is good sir! lol
good game as ugly as it may have been! 
Falcons!
Willie Dynamite
November 5th, 2012
2:06 pm
Lady- sup with you. Yeah ugly and boring but good win for the falcons. Only positive was I caught a parachute(ugly Tshirt) and won a lottery tix.
Leggs
November 5th, 2012
2:09 pm
How you doing, WillieD…Working hard!!
Lady~must be nice!
November 5th, 2012
2:09 pm
awww shucks you are always lucky! ha!
Lady~must be nice!
November 5th, 2012
2:09 pm
must admit my fun times was at the tailgates! had a blast! lol
i'm swiss
November 5th, 2012
2:21 pm
Totally off topic: WTF is up w/ the teachers smashing their middle school students? (And more importantly, where were these hoes when I was in school???)
I especially love this quote:
“Sotelo told them she and the teen would meet in her home, at first, to discuss their problems. The relationship, she said, turned sexual in July, with them having sex about once a week.”
This is a 35-yr-old woman and 14-yr-old boy talking about their “problems.” I wonder what that conversation was like…?
Her: “Yeah, I have this problem where I want to have sex with teenage boys.”
Him: “Funny you should mention that….”
Sassy Me...Juicy Fruit ;-)
November 5th, 2012
2:34 pm
Swiss I read that story,too, and was like
(And more importantly, where were these hoes when I was in school???)
I’m sure you would’ve loved to stay after school for umm….extra credit.
Another totally O/T: I went to the Blue Flame for the first time Saturday night….it wasn’t the hole I was expecting. It was aight. I’d go back but with a more lively bunch of people.
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
2:40 pm
Sassy – Who takes dead beats to the skrip club?
Willie Dynamite
November 5th, 2012
2:40 pm
Lady- not that lucky but blessed nontheless.
Leggs – hey how you doing, not working too hard lately. I’m on injured reserve. Lotta therapy and white boy drugs.
Sassy- umm, let me know when you wanna make another trip.
Sassy Me...Juicy Fruit ;-)
November 5th, 2012
2:42 pm
Awww sht…I hear the treadmill calling…my aim is to workout at least 4 times this week.
I’m gonna bite bullet and do it while I have the opportunity…I think I can…I think I can
Read y’all in an hour or so…
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
2:43 pm
swiss~ I have often wondered the same thing. My son is 14 (almost) and I am 39. Other than being mother and son, we would have nothing to talk about. I would never think of discussing my “problems” with someone his age. That is just outlandish and disgusting.
Sassy Me...Juicy Fruit ;-)
November 5th, 2012
2:45 pm
Who takes dead beats to the skrip club?
It wasn’t my idea to go but since I’d never been I decided to give it a try. The people who invited me to go were lame…that’s why if/when I go back it’ll HAVE to be with a better group.
umm, let me know when you wanna make another trip.
Will do…
okay gotta hit the tread….
MsAtl
November 5th, 2012
2:45 pm
Why was she charged with “indecency with a child?” She should be treated and charged the same as these grown men who sleep with female students. I thik this comes from the get em tiger mentality that society has when it comes to boys. She sexually abused a child and should be treated accordingly.
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
2:45 pm
Sassy~ I was going to same the same thing but WD beat me to the punch.
MsAtl
November 5th, 2012
2:47 pm
Oh, and Swiss- now that my serious remark is out of the way, I am so done with you! “where were these hoes when I was in school???” Had me dying despite the seriousness of the story.
Leggs
November 5th, 2012
2:49 pm
I guess the days of librarian/spinster looking teachers are long gone.
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
2:53 pm
I had an attractive drama teacher back in hs & many of the girls had crushes on him as well. However, none of us, at least that I’m aware of, would’ve been bold enough to go there. That just wasn’t something you did back then…I guess it was the respect for ‘authority’ figures.
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
2:54 pm
Kids these days are born with their middle fingers up….screaming eff the world
Lady~must be nice!
November 5th, 2012
2:55 pm
cool WD aren’t we all though! peace y’all~
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
3:00 pm
MsAtl~ You already know the answer to your question. Despite the fact that it has been proven that women can be just as big a predators as men, the judicial system still has a hard time treating them equally.
MsAtl
November 5th, 2012
3:08 pm
Common- (sighing) yeah, I know. I just get ticked because there seems to be a thought that there is no psychological harm just because the victim is a male.
kimmie
November 5th, 2012
3:20 pm
I will be so glad when this election is over, cause you can cut the tension up in here with a knife!!
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
3:22 pm
kimmie – I’m sure there will still be some tension even after the fact.
SlimNu
November 5th, 2012
3:34 pm
Today has been a blog Bust…I can tell ya that much.
Comon ¢
November 5th, 2012
3:37 pm
Today has been a blog Bust…I can tell ya that much.
Worth repeating…