Dear #Nerds: Want to get that chick at the bar? Get. On. Twitter.
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 6:00AMDear nerds,
I feel like everyone that reads this website will get it, but incase I am missing a few ... when it comes to meeting someone at a bar, please for the love of all things holy GET. A. TWITTER. ACCOUNT.
I just went out after Shabbat dinner tonight with a bunch of girls from this site, and the SECOND the dudes asked for my number I said, oh I don't actually text people anymore - but follow me on twitter ... and the dudes that didn't have one not only did not get a number but they got a huge, are you for REAL in their face???
Social media has changed dating IRL (in real life). Whether you use online dating or anything in between - social media is a form of communication. Get off your ass, and had ANY guy tonight actually used fucking twitter I might have been turned on enough to take one home.
But alas, now - here I be.
Actually I take that back. Because of the Modern Day Shaman @realityadjacent, and my new dating coach @datingcoachb, for the next 30 days, I'm supposed to stay kosher for passover in that department - but you get the idea.
Did I mention that I am a Buddhist/ Athiest - and not Jewish? Crazy how growing up in an all Jewish town would translate to LA. BAAHHHH!!!
Oh and the fact that THIS MANY DUDES are not into social media is a commodity. Be the guy that has a twitter account!! Chicks are waiting for you!!!! BE THAT GUY!!!
#kthxbye
Reader Comments (4)
I don't know, I think I disagree when it comes to dating/social media.
While it's great to connect with another person using social media, there's a lot to be said about the human element. By that I mean, hearing their voice on the phone, meeting them in person, etc.
Not to mention, if there is a message that is time sensitive (ex. let's meet for coffee this afternoon) and you don't get that tweet/facebook message until it's too late. There is a missed opportunity that you may not have had if you received a phonecall or text message. I don't know about you, but I don't check my twitter/facebook account every second of every day. I don't like sitting on the computer waiting for a message, I like to go out and live life.
The delete key is a powerful button, and people's online persona and their actual personality can be quite different.
statistically speaking though shelly - i havent found that. ESPECIALLY with twitter - you can't fake a twitter account. its a pretty good measuring tool of someone's frame of consciousness. i get what you are saying, but there is an added value to having a social media presence, and by not at least having an account you're missing out.
You can definitely fake a twitter account. It's a lot easier to spot a fake personality in person than on the internet. I don't disagree that there is an added value to social media, but when a person knows that someone is reading their thoughts (tweets, facebook status, blog posts) they are going to put more thought into what they are saying. Not only that, but you can see their mannerisms and hear the inflection in their voice. Something you can't get from twitter.
Agree to disagree, I suppose? I just can't see twitter as being the final say for if I'm going to take a guy home or not.
but as far as what i can say ive seen personally meeting people online and off for over 2 years - they don't do it. in the 103 dates in 9 months only 1 guy misrepresented himself. Everyone else was pretty kosher, but yes i agree - not impossible to fake, but very difficult.