Can't someone get a phone call anymore?

I definitely do not consider myself to be an expert in dating life by any means, but I have to say that advances in modern day technology have really added a level of complexity to the so-called "scene." What I'm talking about is more than all the various ways that the internet has added for people to meet each other. These self-willingly created databases of online personas have of course given today's "single and availables" one more course of action with regards to how they could potentially meet their next partner. Whether or not this is positive for the dating community is not a question that I am particularly concerned with. However, what I am concerned with are the ways that modern day means of communication (other than the perfectly fine time-tested and continually improved method of the telephone) have led more to frustrations and miscommunication between two people in their journey to determine whether or not this relationship will or will not work out.

I don't think that people actually pick up the phone to ask someone they are interested in how they are doing as often now as they did in the past. Apparently no one has the time anymore to indulge in this behavior when they can simply send a text message saying "Hi. Thinking of you. Hope you are doing well," or something of that sort. With the addition of one of those manufactured happy faces at the end of the message, of course the recipient is to be more than satisfied with the gesture. There is also the sad face and the wink, with such brilliant graphics determining another's emotions has never been easier.

Adding to this complexity, is the concept of chatting with people online. A good portion of dating singles in their 20s and early 30s spend a significant amount of time on the internet researching articles or simply expanding their facebook friend lists. With gmail chat and facebook chat, you can now talk to the person you are dating online. Wondering whether or not this girl or guy is into you? Of course this can be determined while reading the other person's words on the computer screen. No longer do we seem to have a need to see each other and hear each other to communicate in order to fully understand the other's intentions.

Why must we continue to guess when we could just pick up the phone and call? Why spend five minutes typing out a message with your thumbs than simply use your mouth? I don't think that opening and closing your mouth expends much energy.

For now, thanks for being my first entry. I am hoping to use this blog to create a spark in me to write more. I think I hesitate to write because I think it has to be too meaningful or that my hand gets tired and ironically, in this case as opposed to the case of dating, I am hopeful that the modern day technology of online blogging will help.