Well, it has become extremely obvious to me that "Social Networking" can be a great way to meet people... only problem seems to be HONESTY. Most people I have met over the past year+ have seemed to be "real"... but there's always a nagging suspicion about whether the person IS who they say they are, or are they all sociopaths trying to worm their way in to someone's heart and life.

After dealing with my last, and I mean that... LAST, husband... I truly fell for all the baloney he fed me. He said he LOVED me and to him, I was beautiful... only to find out that he chose to go back to prison... he did everything he could to get "caught"... He did meth and screwed everything in town that did the meth with him. Honestly, I don't believe it started out to be so destructive, but as a Believer and Follower of Jesus Christ, I watched the enemy take him captive, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. You see, free will plays a huge part in what and who we become. If you purposely choose evil, then evil will overcome you... and without complete knowledge of our weapon for spiritual warfare, God's Holy Word, the sWORD>, the enemy will fill you with all forms of deceitful ways.

I chose to set him free, after I witnessed him under the influence of evil, and with her with no remorse as to what he was doing to me emotionally... and one year, to the date, of the divorce, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Unfortunately, that is his lifestyle. He had spent the majority of his life in institutional settings, and the freedom he had earned became more than he could handle. Too many choices, too many decisions... it was easier... to have all your decisions made for you is easier, right?

Oh, well... back to the topic... HONESTY. Why in the world would someone come online and present themselves as a good person, God-fearing, sensitive, good cook, loving outdoors, etc etc etc... whatever they've read about who they are corresponding with in order to get into a "relationship"? Does that really work? For many, it has. I have several friends who have been duped into believing that they've met "the one," only to find out, sooner rather than later (praise God), that "the one" has been lying all along.

Love-at-first-write doesn't seem to be a way to come to KNOW someone, neither is love-at-first-sight. Everyone keeps a secret, it seems. Something about themselves, or their past, that would destroy the chance of a real relationship for anything other than using that other person, always seems to be lurking in the background.

Some have traveled miles in order to meet someone face-to-face just to try to "see" if that other person is for real. I must say that it seems to be true, if it's "too good to be true," it probably is! This is a sad situation. It destroys an individual's ability to trust... even a person who is actually "genuine" will have a really hard time because of all of the deception of others.

What kind of a world have we created? We are created in God's image and our words form our world. Think negative, get negative. Think positive, get positive. But what about being positively negative? Certain that the one wanting to "know" you is probably lying to you... creative writing skills at their best! What will our society come to... noone being able to trust? I don't know... but I will say that I have become leary of getting too close to anyone.

God bless!
Love, Tess