Over the River

Yesterday CNN.com ran a story, “Modern romance: Get texted when love is near.”  I don’t know, there’s something a little creepy about this one to me - especially the GPS-enabled services.

Online dating is so last year. Now, if you’re thinking romance, look to your mobile phone. Match-making companies are creating new services that allow people to post their dating profile online and then automatically receive a text message on a GPS-enabled phone when a match is nearby, say, at a coffee shop around the corner.

Modern romance: Get texted when love is near - CNN.com

The story is about love and romance but lets be honest, what might one get with service like this?  A serious relationship? Unlikely. A casual relationship? Possibly. Casual sex? definitely.

• He: Hi, I tagged yor profile on9, Im rght rownd d corner & 1DrD f I c%d tag U.
• She: suR, swNdz gr8, Im jst finishing a cup of Cofy, whr do U wnt 2 MEt?
• He: How bout d mens r%m whr U R, I cn b ther n 3 mins.
• She: Perfect, knock 3 tImz & Ill unlock d dor.

Ah yes, modern romance indeed.

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