Is Chatting Online Considered Cheating?
When it comes to relationships it can be hard to find balance between personal freedom and considering the needs of your partner. Finding balance between the two is often tested in the modern world of digital technology, where contact with the entire world is available at the click of a mouse.
The Wall Street Journal reports that email is dead, that Facebook and Twitter have officially taken its place. If this is true it may not be a good sign for relationships. A study, conducted by the CyberPsychology and Behavior Journal, reports that the amount of time spent on Facebook directly causes an increase in jealous feelings among partners.
So, if Facebook is the new email and it’s causing more problems in relationships than existed before, are relationships bound to fail, or do the benefits of insta-communication provide other benefits to relationship that outweigh the negatives?
And, is chatting online really considered cheating? According to a recent poll taken by WooMe.com users, this is what we found:
55% say “Depends”
20% say “YES”
20% say “NO”
5% say “What they don’t know won’t hurt them”
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Whether you are meeting someone for the first time in person or on WooMe, there are some things you should never bring up while getting to know someone. Here’s a list of things NOT to say on the first date in the hopes that you can score a second one! Enjoy!
1. “My ex … “ Never start any conversation with these two words, just don’t. We don’t care, we don’t want to hear about how great or awful they are, or anything about them. If you’re over them, you won’t need to talk about it.
2. “This one time in prison … “ Unless you want to have a conversation about soap on your first date you should probably steer clear of this conversation. At least wait until the second date.
3. “OMG I was SO drunk last night and …” Unless you’re 19 (and so are they), this story is not going to impress anyone so just refrain.
4. “I’m really close to my mother … and, well my mom says … my mom didn’t like that, so … “ Okay, this one pertains to the boys reading this. Quit talking about your mother! The last thing your date wants to hear is how great your mother is followed by a list of qualities she either does not posses, or cannot live up to.
5. “I’m an actor”. Maybe this is only pertains to people who live in Hollywood? In case you ever go there you should know this is likely to have the effect on your date that the Orkin Man has on the roach colony in your stoner friend’s apartment.
6. “L. Ron Hubbard is such a good science fiction author.” Unless you’re dating a Scientologist this probably is not a good idea.
7. “I love Ed Hardy.” You might as well wear a sign that says “Hi, I’m a douche.”
8. “I’ve cheated on every girl/boyfriend I’ve ever had.” Um, I don’t think I even have to explain why this is dumb.
9. “I have a girlfriend/boyfriend, but I really like you.” Okay, then do me a teeny tiny little favor and break up with them BEFORE the date, thanks!
10. “I have these weird sores … “ Um, okay. You know what, I let’s just pretend this date never happened…
**Disclaimer: Please know that this was written for comedic purposes. Everyone has probably been guilty of one of the top 10 offenses at one time or another, use this post as an opportunity to laugh at yourself!
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RastaChick is the bomb, okay? And if you haven’t WOO’d with her yet you best get crackin’ because it’s going to start getting pretty difficult to grab a spot in her sessions.
RastaChick, better known by her friends as Kylee, just got back from the WOO Around America Trip she organized where she met up with other WooMe users Joey, CaryAnne and Jonathan. They congregated in Virginia to celebrate her 21st Birthday, where she apparently celebrated a tad too much.
“I’m not a big drinker and last night was just over the top,” she said after she got back from the hospital where she was treated for popping her jaw out of place. I guess it was a birthday to remember. Check our Facebook fan page where she promised to post pictures of her birthday “bash” soon.
To fill you in on the gossip, Kylee and Joey are a hot item, and have already met up once before where they seem to have fallen in love. But before Joey, RastaChick was dating Jonathan… for 5 years! Now they’re just friends and, according to Kylee, he and CaryAnne have also hit it off!
It’s a match made in WOO, times two!
No Brad, Webcams don’t make you look fat!
Brad Stone writes an interesting piece about WooMe in the New York Times. He asks the question: ‘So can online-speed dating work (as a business, and as a way of meeting someone special)?’ We clearly think the answer is yes. But we think the answer is a bit more complicated in that users of the WooMe platform will help drive the direction this business goes - WooMe is an introductions platform. Anyone can use it to meet new friends, find a new room mate, a travel companion or romance. In our eyes the applications are as broad as people’s imagination.
Never-the-less, check out the article:
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/does-this-web-cam-make-me-look-fat/
