PAST POST – 21 July 2009: To *poke* is to love?
Excusing the long absence of posts, this avid textual muse has been busy doing intro research into this latest post. The idea came to me one murky Melbourne evening when forming research groups for a new project. I also happened upon some long lost memories from the ancient realm of MSN chat. It lead me to pose this question: has social media changed the dynamics of romance?
I remember the time when boys would call me at home on the ye old landline which proceeded with rushes of scarlet and the hopes that mother wasn’t listening in from the other room as cordless phones weren’t the order of the day. Back then, it was rather simple,
“Hi Marta, it’s ###, do you want to go to the movies on Saturday?”
It’s fair to say what a 16 year old wanted to do while at a movie.
In wake of a social media technology, the point has come when we’re deciphering everything down to the very last ‘ey 
‘ (OMG, does the wink mean I’m in???)
In the world of Facebook, it’s the innocent looking poke that once caused the confusion. Initially used as a method of reminding friends that you’re alive, it’s has been translated into the most potent of connotations. The amount of feeling behind that one little poke can vary immensely which what made it so exciting. But as soon as the butterfly-feeling of a good-looking love interest poking you rose, it lost its momentum and element of gratitude.
It led me to pose the following question, after being dumped via MSN chat, propositioned via SMS, poke-flirted until oblivion on Facebook, what is the next social media romantic tactic? C’mon, I’m waiting.
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