Social Network Love

In comments the other day Bobby, from Relationship Digest, made a good point about how we are not just limited to the online dating services when it comes to meeting new people.  We also have things like twitter, youtube, facebook, myspace and several other social networking sites now where we have the opportunity to put ourselves out there whether it be for fun or in efforts of finding love.

I can say from personal experience that these avenues seem to be a better choice only because they give you a chance to get to know someone, their “projected” personality and who they “supposedly” are.  I use the terms in quotes lightly only because even on these social networks, there are still people who exaggerate the truth or try to be something they are not while hiding behind the computer screen.

My own personal experience has been mostly on myspace.  As a writer, what I witnessed was the down side of myspace;  the jealously, the fake profiles designed to “take someone down,” the rumors etc.  It became apparent that if you were one of the popular kids on the blogsphere you were putting yourself out there to be attacked in a high school manner.   The playground of the myspace blogsphere can be a very dangerous place.

I sat back on the sidelines and wrote a little poetry, prose and erotica but still ended up one of the popular kids with several thousand page views a day.  I watched some very talented writers suffer great turmoil on the playground and slowly lost my desire to write because of it.  Most of my creative writing sits on word documents now only to be shared with a select few and that page has died a slow death.  In the spirit of Valentines Day I plan to share a few of my past writes here on my site next week.

I have acquired several great friendships during my stint on myspace a few years ago and even witnessed a fairy tale story unfold before my very own eyes.  This particular couple actually had their wedding live on webcam last year for all of their myspace friends to see.

I watched other couples form and break up.  Saw first hand the heart break of long distance relationships failing. I read many stories of unrequited love.  I watched deep passions develop and dissolve.  I saw true love blossom despite the oceans that separated them physically.

So tell me, do you have any love stories from the social networking sites?

p.s.  When you are tired of playing around online and would actually like to start dating submit your confidential profile here!