Facebook: The Reason Why I Have My Man

Five years ago on a chilly day in October, I was working as a cashier at a Dandy Mini Mart. Just like any other day, I was attending to customers, pricing merchandise, and stocking shelves. I was minding my own business when out of nowhere I spot a customer in a uniform out of the corner of my eye. The customer appeared to have spent a good amount of time in the sun because his skin was darkened and his hair was lightened at the tips. As the customer approached the counter, I smiled and said hello. He smiled back in return. I couldn't help notice how handsome he was. He had blue eyes, straight teeth, and rosy cheeks. Before the customer left the store, he turned around and glanced at me one more time with a smile. There was something about that customer in the uniform that caught my attention. Leaving my shift later that night I realized I didn't even ask for his name.

Two years later when attending classes at Mansfield University, I had purchased a cup of coffee before meeting up with a friend. As we were about to hug, another student bumped into me and knocked over my cup of coffee. As I headed to the bathroom to clean up the mess, there he was, smiling brightly. The handsome customer in the uniform who I had met previously was standing in front of me. I couldn't believe it; I could have died and gone to heaven. After class, I hurriedly walked back to the dorms and signed onto Facebook. Searching frantically, I finally figured out the name of the handsome customer. Dustin. Apparently, Dustin and I were already friends on Facebook. Throughout the rest of the semester, Dustin and I would message each other daily. By the time May rolled around, I finally built up the nerve to give him my cell phone number. A week later we went on our first date. Today, Dustin and I are happily engaged.

Social networking has positively impacted my life and forever I am grateful. With social networking (Facebook), I was able to communicate with an individual who I had only seen in passing. Personal intimacy is affected by electronic social networking through how individuals interact with one another and how those individuals use the information they are given. Social networking sites such as Facebook and My Yearbook only bring individuals together, if those individuals are willing to build relationships. Whether the relationships are physical, psychological, or anywhere in between, social networking provides users with opportunities to make personal intimacy meaningful.