Don't Photo Albumn the Past

Gone are the days when a guy would bike 10 miles a day or at the drop of a dime just to see you. 

The days are gone that flowers showed up from the garden to your door, and letters came in the mail from the one you loved in the military that's overseas. 

The days of simple romance, dances under the stars, and nights in each others arms before you have to be home, are all but a memory far off in the distance. 

 Now it's dating apps, swiping left or right, and getting excited at a new potential only to have them vanish into thin air. It's heads in screens, false and exaggerated information of who you are. 

If you're not out soliciting sex by sexting or sending pictures that could end up all over the internet some day, you're not worth the time nor the effort so it seems. 

Common interests are less desirable than who can be your quickest hookup. It's a shameful time for society, and singles.

I hope some day we get back to those days. I hope girls  and boys grow up to know that shallow men, vain women and hookups won't provide you with someone who you can count on and be with when you're past your prime and you're greatest joy is being able to have some love you when you're skin is wrinkled and your starts to lose its tightness. It won't find someone who you know loves you at 75 and won't walk away before they die.

I read an article today about a "new" dating app for those that hate dating apps. That's kind of counterproductive because you just put yourself into the hated category right away. 

I also know that I'm not the only one out there who doesn't want to find a partner through an app. I want to meet someone who can pick their face up from the screen of their phone and actually see who may be standing right in front of them. 

I can be out and see some great looking people who I bet have a lot of cool things about themselves, but they're too busy and way too consumed with their phone and what next hot piece will pay attention to them. Live your life outside of your phone. 

Remember how exciting life was before they were mobile, before our lives were always on demand, and remember what it's like to bump into someone and feel that spark of wonder of when you can see them next.

                                          I know I'm certainly looking, are you?