Precursor: Please disregard all of the funky typos in this post. I don't know why they're there, and I'm too lazy to fix them. The end. xo
Well, I'm not actually READING it, rather, skimming through it. It's entirely too easy for me to get distracted by ANYTHING when I should be doing work.
The teaser on yahoo.com read "7 steps from dating to 'i do'." Curious as to what, exactly, these seven steps (which I immediately translated into various levels of torture) would I have to go through in advance of "I Do"? So I clicked on the article.. article quickly changes its tune, and is talking a LOT about people doing online dating. No thanks... I skimmed through the steps, and while I haven't really read the article, my eye got caught on the following:
This one caught my eye for Pop Pop, who has ALWAYS suggested that we date several guys until we've found "the one". He'd say, "I was dating several women when I met your grandmother, you should do the same."
(Mom Mom, read this one to Pop Pop... he'd like this!)
Step 4: Date at least three people at a time
“Dating one person is over-focus. Two is either/or. And three is balance,” says psychologist Pat Allen, author of Getting To I Do. That way, if a seeming prospect suddenly disappears, which happened to me several times, you won’t feel as crushed, because you know you’ve got several new dates lined up. And, because you aren’t getting physically involved with anyone, your dates will be much more accepting of your seeing other people should the subject arise. If it does, you can honestly say, “I plan to continue dating several people until I find the right one and am ready to commit.” Stick to it. When dating online, especially, finding a mate is a numbers game. By dating several men at once, I met more men more quickly and, being able to compare them to each other, I felt more sure I’d met the right guy when I did.
Next, which caught my eye, was "Step 6: Once you find him, don’t be afraid to bring up marriage…" WHAT? WHAT SORT OF CRAZY PERSON WOULD DO THAT? OMG, YOU MAY AS WELL TELL THEM THAT YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK IS TICKING. WHAT A JOKE. OMG, SORRY.
(phew, I feel better now)
The paragraph below states:
“Is this an exclusive, committed relationship? And are we headed to marriage? I’m not ready to be with you or anyone else until it is.”
OMG. Right. That'd go over well. I believe this convo is to be had the first night you get "physical". What the crap is wrong with people?1
The final step, which I didn't even read, because I'm now convinced this writer is BAT SHIT CRAZY read:
Step 7: …and then bring it up again
Oy vey! Needy for marriage after dating your man for six months, eh? No wonder the divorce rate is so high.
The entire article can be found here:
http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=5986&TrackingID=526103&BannerID=686127
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