I was thinking about this whole online dating thing because it's gotten really popular. People are sick of being too busy, of meeting the same kinds of people, or even tired of going around in circles with the SAME exact person....it is a good way to break out of your regular routine and life. However, isn't it like Online Shopping for Dudes? Or better yet, Arranged Marriage via Modem? It is the modern day version of mom and dad filtering and sifting through for you, or rather than mom and dad, it's the part of
you that knows better....
When shopping for a mattress, I think "Too soft, too loud, too ugly, too many flowers on the quilting, too hard, too big, too little, OHHH this one has a remote! Brains! DING DING DING!" Tell me this
isn't like choosing a mate. Online dating makes it easy to go through a list without emotion and start deleting people that don't fit your criteria. Of course, there are a couple of things to consider....
- What's good on paper isn't always good for you and what's good in your heart isn't always bad for you.
- What's good on paper is sometimes good for you, and what's good in your heart is sometimes bad for you.
It is easy to find yourself swept up with someone based on your feelings, your chemistry, and the fluttering in your stomach. If this happens BEFORE you look at what's on paper and what's on paper is bad for you, you're screwed. Your heart is the brains of the operation at that point and it doesn't listen to anyone. Similarly, just because someone is good on paper doesn't mean you will feel anything, have chemistry, and have flutters in your stomach. Your heart is STILL the brains of the operation.
I have a very simple way of explaining the dilemma that I feel when choosing someone, and maybe others would agree.....
My body has no brain.
My heart does not lie.
My brain is way too quantitative.
My soul is a Stage 5 Clinger. (Crazy bitch.)
So in conclusion, shop for a mattress that fits your criteria BEFORE you lay on it and can't return it.
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