social media now affords us zip dating

just like Zip cars where you swat your mobile phone & drive away in a nifty little car in a few sweet minutes, it seems that social media has speeded up our dating lives too.  A new study indicates that we now do not have to go through too many extra hurdles before we can get to first base in a relationship.  With all our technology & technological gadgets it’s like we have been afforded zip dating.  Times have changed…

“What used to be cigarette breaks could turn into ‘social media breaks’ as long as there is a clear signal and IT isn’t looking.” David Armano

I read about this study in Reuter’s article Social networking leads to sex faster? & in a nutshell here is what was discovered:

Nearly four out of five women and three of five men say they believe texting, Facebook and other social networking tools cause new couples to jump into bed faster, a survey released on Monday showed.
But only 38 percent of women say they have actually slept with a date any sooner because of digital intimacy, according to the 1,200 women and men who participated in the third annual sex survey by Shape and Men’s Fitness magazines.
Texting is the No. 1 way lovers stay in touch, the survey found, with men texting 39 percent more often than phoning and women 150 percent more.
Even before the magic begins, 70 percent of women and 63 percent of men use Google and other online tools to screen potential dates.
Sixty-five percent of those polled said they had been asked out by text and 49 percent through a Facebook message.
Once the relationship clicks, 72 percent of women report scouring a current partner’s ex-girlfriends’ Facebook pages

“Privacy is dead, and social media hold the smoking gun.” Pete Cashmore, Mashable CEO

Even in the heat of passion, some people just can’t get enough of their digital devices, the survey found. When a call or text comes in during sex, 5 percent of respondents said they glance to see who is calling and 1 percent say they stop to answer the phone.
And when the spark is extinguished, digital dumping is the new way to break up, with 43 percent of women and 27 percent of men reporting getting a text along the lines of “It’s not you, it’s me.”
For the heartbroken, the Internet keeps hope alive, with 81 percent of all respondents saying they won’t de-friend an ex on Facebook and 75 percent admitting to constantly checking a former sweetheart’s page.

“Don’t say anything online that you wouldn’t want plastered on a billboard with your face on it.” Erin Bury, Sprouter community manager

Myself I like speed, always first off at the lights in the car & leap ahead on projects dragging others behind me.  But what I’ve noticed with myself, as comfortable as I am with speedy take offs, there is often a wake of disasters that have to be swept up later.  I’m good but speed necessitates that careful sometimes is sacrificed.  So possibly the same problems will occur with the speed our zip dating has taken on social networks.  What do you think?  Let me know in the comments.

I’ll leave you with this funny facebook/eharmony spoof ad.  Enjoy…

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