The Techno Dating Dance

Dating has always been a difficult task, there are certain rules that have been perfected over time and when the internet came along, the dating game changed forever. You don't need to interact with people on a personal level anymore, you could MySpace them, send them an email, a message on Facebook, join an internet dating site that can search through its database for your perfect match! It's all text, all of the time. I believe it takes the fun out of meeting someone naturally, but I can also understand the desire to avoid the awkwardness of a first meeting, the uncomfortable silences and the need to impress.

Keeping this is mind, I came across a new dating game, Flitter, a curve ball in the technological world of dating. It's inspired by none other than the world renowned Twitter. A group of web-savvy singles suit up and number themselves and enter a room filled with fellow tweeters. The tweets start fast and furiously as people size up the potential dates, writing who they would like to hook up with and eventually a face to face meeting, only if you're interested, is all set up. It's a sure fire away to dodge the bullet of rejection.

The reviews are mixed, some say it's the perfect way to sift through the crowd to find the person that tickles your fancy while others think it hampers being able to approach the person you're interested in. I think it must be extremely interesting to watch, a bunch of guests gazing closely at their iPhones and Blackberrys in a dimly lit room, their thumbs tapping away at their mobile devices on Twitter. This test run was hosted in Canada and it seems to have been a hit. I have a feeling this is only the beginning in a string of new dating ideas, as technology advances, so does the dating game.