Facebook Dating

It appears that all of a sudden Facebook has become a dating site.

If you’re over fifty or over sixty or over seventy, there’s a place for you. If you live in any particular state, there’s a place for you. If you want to live off the grid, there’s a place for you. If you have a motorcycle, there’s a place for you. The list of options is endless.

First, I wish there was an easy way to delete all ads and sponsored posts that don’t pertain to me. I’m sure there is but I’m too lazy to start looking how it’s done.

Second, some of the pictures that people are posting of themselves (men especially), couldn’t get a nod from a blind person.

There’s no thought into the picture taking. The majority of them are selfies, taken from about belly height, and all you see are multiple chins and lots of nose hair.

I’m not against advertising for a partner. I did about twenty-five years ago and met my husband. He obviously was online also.

However, we wouldn’t have even thought about taking a selfie, through the mirror in the bathroom, with wet towels and moldy tile in the background.

My husband wouldn’t have taken a picture of himself disheveled, unshaven, and not smiling to post on his online profile. I wouldn’t have taken a picture of myself with no makeup and my hair in hot rollers to post on my online profile.

We both posted pictures of ourselves that were current, taken by another person possibly at an event, and we were both smiling.

Then let’s talk a bit about what you’re writing about yourself on your Facebook post.

Every day these things are popping up with mostly the guys writing, “I’m looking for a LTR ( long term relationship). And that’s about all the info they’re sharing.

There’s no mention of where they live, how old they are, or what their hobbies and interests are.

Does common sense even play a roll in the thought process of how to get someone interested in you? Obviously not.

Then just for fun I start reading the comments. Most are favorable wishing the spouse-seeker good luck.

Here and there someone comments about shaving or showering or smiling, etc. I’d be willing to bet those comments fall on deaf ears.

So, if you’re in the market for a partner, spouse, significant other, or just a roll in the hay, please put some effort and thought into your online profile whether it’s on Facebook or a dating app.