swinger

though i generally consider the new york times a stodgy affair--who really wants to read about two extremely wealthy 30-somethings tying the knot in east hampton?--sometimes they really try to reach out to their younger audience. yes, bitches, i am still considered their younger audience. they've been doing quite a few stories on gay life lately, too. it makes sense, when you consider that new york city is roughly 65% homosexual. the rest are straight (10%) and puerto rican (25%).

anyway, the times just wrote a story on online ettiquette--specifically, when it's time to change your status from "single" to "in a relationship" or "it's complicated" on myspace. it's really scary that we all think about these things, but let's be honest. we do. when you're starting to date someone it's inevitable to look at their myspace profile, where it still says "single," and think, hmm, i wonder when or if he's going to change that. and then, mostly because these online sites say that we have to name whatever's going on, you have The Talk. so you're in a relationship, which means your myspace page has to reflect that.

something they don't address in the article is something that our little 44reception is guilty of: checking their match.com profile to see when they've logged in. what!? he's still looking for dates!? i can't really point fingers, however, since i'm guilty of doing the same thing on a website much more clandestine than match.com. let's just say it rhymes with schmanhunt.com. and it never leads to any good.

all of the things i'm saying here are said better in this article. go read it fast before the times tries to make you pay for it.