Cupid is being replaced!

I am constantly amazed at how technology can improve our lives. There is no aspect of our life that has not been made easier by advances in technology. We hardly have to expend any effort at all any more to do … well … anything. Hungry? We could always go to the kitchen, prepare a meal, and cook it. Or we can unwrap it and put it in the microwave and push a button. But the easiest way is to hit speed dial and have it delivered! The food does not sit well? That’s what the throne is for. Fortunately that need not be a chore either. We can get comfy, read a good book or listen to music or chat with our friends or even watch a movie while the body does its things. And no need to even worry about expending effort wiping. The high-tech folks just need to push another button and get a nice heiny wash.

Even our social interactions are vastly improved. Need to get the mail but not in the mood for the long walk down the driveway to the mailbox? Just hop in the car. Want to catch up on gossip … that is what the internet is for. Have an enemy that just makes you want to go postal? A mere button push and they are now no more than irritating dust. But until now there was one aspect of human interaction that technology could not seem to quite master. Love. Sure there are dating sites galore, with all sorts of advanced technology to find your perfect match. Yet it still seems to take an awful lot of legwork on our part. That is just wrong. It is far from the ideal of not having to put any effort for anything. How inhumane!

"SteveThankfully the solution is here at last! All one needs to do is have a cellphone and be able to spell a few words. All you need to do is text the word Honey, your name and your partner’s name to 75555, and you will get back the chance of your love being true and lasting! And if that is too much typing, you can always do it online. Then there are only two names to write! It is infallible! It must be because the commercial said so. No more of this messy getting to know each other. No more hard work and making mistakes. You don’t even have to actually meet the person! All you need to do is plug their name in with yours and see what the Love Calculator tells you. If it says go for it, just show your intended the result and you guys are off to bliss!!

I have to admit it gives me hope for finding my one and only at last. I tried plugging my own name in twice, and found I only have a 46% chance of having a lasting relationship with myself. Guess I need to look elsewhere. Any volunteers?