What if Facebook never existed?

I just asked myself that question. Or how about: What if Facebook shuts down? What if the internet networking business suddenly broke down and we all were left stranded in the middle of 1-15 with walking as our only mode of transportation? It would be like if God decided He didn't want to send down any more manna after however many years of plenty.

Ouch.

I shudder at this thought.

Some might call me a FB junkie. I will neither confirm nor deny that statement.

FB-ing has seriously changed the way we interact with each other. And I use the word "interact" loosely. I am fully aware of my guilt in everything I am about to say, but only because I'm trying to keep up in this fast-paced world we live in.

FB significantly decreases physical interaction. Which probably isn't very good considering we could all use a little more body love. (I'm doubting the use of my phrase body love but I'll keep it in). As much fun as 'poking' is, it's got nothing on the hand to leg or hand to pec caress (two of my personal fave's) in the real world.

It is also changing the world of flirting. Warning: I am not an expert on this subject, but it seems as though flirting has been permanently distracted to FB. It reminds me of when texting first popped up and there became almost a standard post-date text (i.e. "I had a lot of fun tonight-can't wait til next time" or something more my style "Hey, next time I hope you take off your shirt...don't worry-I can help"). Now when you become interested in someone, or even if you're not, you stalk them like crazy on good ol' FB. You base your compatibilty on whether or not you have the same taste in music or movies; don't even get me started on how much I judge someone for having an obsessively long "About Me" section. Goo.

Point is, we think too much before we even meet the dude (or chick). This makes the first meeting awkward no matter what-if you have stuff in common you'll talk about it but there will probably be a moment in the date where it slips you checked out their pics on FB (and your date prob did the same) or if you weren't impressed with their FB profile you won't even give them much of a chance. Which sucks because a FB profile isn't really the best way to judge someone (as much as we think it does). We need to start meeting people in human-to-human settings to form a more natural opinion of another person. I know that profiles can be more accurate than an initial introduction, but whats the fun in reading about another person? We need to experience to fully appreciate. (Which might be why I like caressing so much)

FB-ing also opens the world up to our personal lives. Wall-to-wall? I've read conversations between two people I haven't even met. I have known events to transpire that I haven't been invited to. Sometimes this equals pain, but sometimes it equals countless hours of mindless entertainment like unto a favorite sitcom or movie.

It has introduced countless blessings to the world. Take "Who's got the biggest brain" for example. I always wondered if my abnormally large head contained an abnormally large brain-not true. Thanks FB, for answering that question.

I realize I sidetracked some in this post, but it all narrows down to this: I have a love-hate relationship with FB.

Or in the words of Rihanna "I hate how much I love you" FB.