My thoughts: Facebook.com is the NEW E-Harmony

The world we live in today is becoming more and more connected on all levels by one thing: Facebook. Just last night I was watching a television commercial for Windex (yes, the window cleaner) and they took the time out of a thirty-second, million-dollar commercial to include a “Like us on Facebook” plug. It was at that moment when I realized this website has taken over.

Facebook does it all. You can catch up with friends, follow celebrities, promote business, share your creative pages, rant about your feelings, and post pictures of yourself standing in the mirror wearing very little clothing! What’s next? In my opinion, I see Facebook becoming the next big dating website, if it isn’t one already; the NEW E-Harmony.

Think about it, the site already holds every major key that a serious dating website needs: your relationship status, pictures, interests, likes/dislikes, self-bio, age, and job description. I would even argue the site is better fit to pick out a potential special-someone than a traditional dating website because you can simply scroll down a few days on someone’s timeline and start to get an idea of what kind of person you are dealing with before you even meet. Not to mention, it’s FREE.

People I’ve talked to that are against meeting people on Facebook have said they think its “creepy” that a random guy/girl they’ve never met would message them or write on their wall, looking to get to know them more. Why is it creepy? Isn't it the same principle as meeting a stranger at the bar, or at a party? To me it better because you can check out the other person before you even decide to respond or not.


In fact, on the latest episode of Shameless on Showtime, Fiona (played by Emmy Rossum) met up with an old high school crush. Her crush, now married, wanted to rekindle the flame they might have had in high school. He mentions he wouldn't have asked Fiona to meet up for coffee if it wasn't for finding her on Facebook. Interesting!

At 21, I have already found two happy, healthy, long-lasting relationships simply through messaging girls I most likely never would have met any other way.

So what do you think? Is this new wave of Facebook dating a good thing or a bad one? 

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