LOVE at First Byte

LOVE at First Byte

            Love is most used, misused and abused word. It is most desired because it gives weight to our relationships and the hallmark of our relationships. At the same time, love has no boundaries. Due to technological and scientific growth, love has grown not in physic but in its expressions. Social networking sites such as, Twitter, Orkut, Hi5, Facebook, Skype etc. are a big boon for relationships and love. Kirthiya Reddy, online operations, Facebook India says, “These sites also provide an opportunity for people to share their personal experiences, including their stories around love and relationships, to the online community. Further, Nikhil Rungta, country marketing head, Google India feels, “Social networking sites have long been a platform for people to express what’s on their mind.”

          

As the world shrinks, the relationships between people too shrink. The couples are further living apart. Mobile phones, SMS, IM, and Skype have alleviated the distance among different members of the family and couple. Using Skype people can talk seeing each other instantaneously and freely. On the other hand, such practice has brought about growth and fastness in human relationship but on the other hand has led to the artificiality and superficiality in relationships. Jane Coloccia, author of Confessions of An Online Dating Addict: A True account of Dating and Relating in the Internet Age, says that she has dated 200 guys, including stalkers, men who are thinner and older than they wrote, and a garbage man.

          

  Hence, we see love moving online? Love is no longer at first sight but at first byte. On the click of a mouse love comes to you always ready-at-hand. But what’s the impact of love at first byte? People indeed long for personal relationships, I-thou relationships. Everybody longs for some physical interaction even if it be a simple smile. A warm embrace, a gentle touch can bring life to any people and place. All these difficult to get online. So REACHOUT – ONE ANOTHER. FOR LOVE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.