So of course there is now the interesting phenomenon of online dating sites. These communities, like lavalife, have become commonplace and are a great way to connect people looking for love. I have some friends who have used these sites before and have gone out on dates or even found love - but, initial interactions are still online. What if you saw someone on the street, in the mall or on a subway and felt a feeling akin to ‘love at first sight’. What would you do?
Well, when New York web designer Patrick Moberg saw HIS ‘girl of his dreams’ on the 5 train (and let her slip away) he didn’t let that stop him. He turned to his 8 million fellow New Yorkers (not to mention the rest of the world) to help him find this mystery girl.
He set up the website NYGirlOfMyDreams.com with a detailed illustration of himself and the girl along with other specifics of the subway (non) encounter, he even had his number and e-mail openly available.
And through the power of people and the Internet… Patrick found his dream girl – within 48 hours! A friend of hers happened to be on the site and sent him an e-mail saying he thinks he knows the girl he’s looking for. A texted photo later confirmed that he had found his girl.
After he found her he put up an announcement saying that he had found her and thanked everyone who helped pass along his message. The two had started dating, but have since broken up. Not the fairy tale ending I was looking for, but still an extremely romantic story with an amazing modern twist.
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See Craigslist’s “Missed Connections.” Not quite as creepy but
Comment by DH - August 8, 2008 5:31 pm
It speaks to a new age of openness and discovery. We can now actively pursue those we find attractive in a matter of minutes with the Internet.
The question will be whether we can all leverage this in a proactive way to prevent ourselves from regretting missed opportunities.
Comment by Avinash - August 9, 2008 6:19 am