Lately I've been spending more and more time on twitter. In fact I'm kind of in love with it. The conversations just seem more crisp, timely, interesting and hilarious then on any other social networking site and with an almost 200% increase in the volume of tweets in the past year, clearly I am not the only one falling for the site. I would also argue that any place attracting that much action must be doing something right and it got me thinking that maybe we could all attract some more attention if we applied some of twitter's golden rules to our dating lives. So here they are -- the top 6 things we could learn from twitter to gain some offline "followers" and love. What do you think?1. Stop Talking About Yourself: Have you ever been on a date where the person won't stop talking about their Hamptons share, their fantasy football league and how EPIC their last best man's speech was? Yeah well that would never happen on twitter. Talking about yourself all the time gets you unfollowed as fast as tweeting IN CAPS LOCKED.
2. Be Funny: On twitter humor rules and "pick up lines" that mention how sexy you look go straight into your SPAM file. If only the real world was that simple.
3. Build Relationships: Twitter teaches us an important lesson when it comes to relationships--they should be built BEFORE you want something from someone. Wouldn't it be great if potential suitors looked to really build a relationship with you before they decide to um text you at 2:00am and ask if you're wearing a black bra?
4. Recognize Looks Aren't Everything: Twitter is probably the least superficial of all social networking sites. Unlike Facebook, MySpace and Instagram your profile pic is tiny in comparison to your personality, point of view and taste.
5. Get to the point: We've all endured weeks of texting and emailing with potential love interests when we are forced to ask the question "why are you asking me what I'm eating for lunch but won't ask if you can take me to dinner?" By nature, twitter's word limit makes people say what's on their mind. (Hint twitter boys: asking a girl out is a great use of DMing). Afterall, how can you put your foot in your mouth in 140 characters?
6. Show the love: On twitter there is no questioning if someone likes you or not. If they do, you'll know about it because you'll get @replys, retweets and #Follow Fridays showing affection. Wouldn't it be great if you knew where you stood every Friday with potential love interests?
Yay for twitter! It brings fabulous people together. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll comment in true Twitter fashion, this time.
ReplyDelete@GayArabGuy: Dead on, Adrianna! Brevity is an art. Familiarity before f*ckability is wise, too. But do retweets count for passing one's date around? :p
Commented, followed, retweeted ... I'm yours! :)
Amen SingleMuch!
ReplyDeleteWilmaryad, I am obsessed with your sentiment. At least Twitter makes it socially acceptable to get around ;)
Hi Adrianna! I love this post! It's definitely twitter days. I have a few of my friends who became lovers through twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! Ironically for me twiiter is more "real." Facebook is becoming more of a reality TV show of our lives versus a reflection of our thoughts and ideas. Twitter for life!
ReplyDeleteVery well explained specially when comparing it to Twitter,
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