It’s a new age, a new time, a time when slightly less than half of all relationships begin online. Gone are the days when you were called a nerd for saying you had an internet girlfriend to your friends after being in an AOL chatroom. Nowadays it’s not uncommon for someone you know to be in a relationship with someone else in another state, seeing them sporadically whenever one has the money for travel. I miss the old days. 

Well I could either stick with the old way’s of finding love, going out to bars, hanging out with friends who do not sit in front of their computers all day, or socialize in a coffee shop like a hipster, or I could buckle down and get online and take a peek. Once you’ve packed up your dignity and photoshopped some flattering pictures of yourself you’re ready to visit some dating sites. 

As for dating sites you could go two ways, free or paid. A little tip for those of you under 35; if you’re paying for a dating site you’re doing it wrong. Would you pay to go sit at Starbucks without getting a drink? I thought not, leave the pay sites for the age 35+ desperadoes who’s biological clocks are ticking louder than a 1950’s time bomb. Free is better for us young folk. 

Once you’ve chosen your sites and uploaded your pictures it’s time to write a few lines about yourself. Here’s a tip…the fewer lines you write, the better! If you’re a girl don’t worry about anything other than your pictures. If you’re a guy pictures are important, have lots of face pics if you have a nice looking face, if not…online dating isn’t for you, but the most important part is the “What am I doing with my life” section. Women 18-30 want men who have something to offer since our generation is the “me me me me me me me me” generation. 

Once you’re all done filling in and uploading you’re ready to get out there and meet, err, type messages to women who will either A) Look at your picture then recoil in disgust or B) ignore you completely because they are too busy basking in the attention they’re getting. Yes, it’s just that bleak of an out look for us men online. 

The moral of the story, get out of the house and meet people. Don’t be that 40% who look for love online! Hit the gym, make money, meet people, go to concerts, and live your life off the computer! Follow my words!