Saturday, February 5, 2011

Online Dating



















The other night, my brother, who rarely grins
since his lovely wife, whom he adored,
divorced him after two kids and too many conflicts,
told me he applied and is connected
to an online site he visits after work.
He spends hours in this virtual space.

He found an online dating space
where he posts his profile and can grin
at the many offers from the network
of women he might learn to adore
if when they meet they feel connected
and aren’t repelled by the usual conflicts.

For him the most common conflict
is when a woman posts a picture on her space
but when they arrange a connection
the only feature he recognizes is her grin.
Why should he waste his time learning to adore
a woman who denies how age on her body works?

Some days he gets discouraged but there is a woman at work
he would like to know better, although it would create conflict
among the other, much younger men, who adore
her. He knows it could cause tension in his office space
so he engages in only casual conversation and grins
or nods every time their eyes connect.

Not to be dejected he goes home and gets connected
to his many dating and social networks
He has learned to blog and it makes him grin
when he tells his readers of the many conflicts
he has to overcome to find romance in cyber space.
All he really wants is to have someone he can adore.

He exercises and owns a business which many women adore
so he gets seven or more requests each week to connect.
He posted a large calendar in a prominent space
to keep names and times organized without too much work.
He thinks he has a perfect system to avoid any conflicts
“So I’ll have more time for dating,” he grins.

After four years of working to find love he must clear a space
in his home for the new wife he adores. Yes, he finally got connected
“All my dating conflicts have ended,” he shrugs his shoulders then grins.

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