Online Dating and Long Distance

Apparently I'm missing something because online dating is like the new thing. People seem to meet each other through all kinds of websites now.

I mean relationships are starting on Facebook and Twitter? (Really?)

eHarmony, Zoosk, OkCupid, Match.com, (yes I'm googling them) mingle2.com and a host of others are all making dreams come true for those persons interested in finding love.

Now I'm not knocking people who choose to find love via the internet I just feel as if that's not enough.

I want to fall in love the old fashion way. I want to be courted. Seriously courted. I want to be picked up and taken out.

Phone calls and online chatting just wouldn't do it for me. I'm a person that loves face to face conversation and well skype just can't cut it.

Now, some people will say that this is just like long distance relationships and that may be but, even then I can only deal with long distance relationships to an extent.

I was in one so I know how to handle it. I was here and my love was in Korea. I take pride, still to this day on being faithful. I looked forward to being able to see him, and spend time with him while he was on leave.

But of course we both wanted more, unfortunately only one of us could handle being a part.

I can't lie and say I didn't want him around all the time but I respected the fact that when he left we were together and I was hoping then that when his tour was over we'd be together when he got back.

But he couldn't handle it. *Courtney Shrug* because I'm over it now.

Now I have my reservations about long distance love. But like few I have an open mind and am only willing to work at a relationship if the other person is willing to do the same.

I don't know man, I'm still learning and I'm still growing as far as my heart is concerned. But ummm online dating... no. Long distance... ummmmm I don't know.