13. From a Prince to a Frog

          Oh yea, he is WAY attractive. What's his name again? Naturally I wanted to know more about this kid. What's his background? What does he like? Is he a "good" guy? Where do you find these answers when you don't have super close mutual friends? SOCIAL MEDIA. How easy is it to access personal pictures and information through websites such as Facebook, instagram, and twitter? I will be the first to admit that I am very, very guilty of using social media to dig deeper. But I insist on getting to know someone in person first, before you go off of what you discovered through the internet.

          Look at this picture of him holding kids! Can you picture what he'd look like holding our child? "WHOA slow it down there psycho," I quietly tell myself. One thing I tend to do is build someone up, going off of the little information I gained through social media. Well, he seems like he's got his life together. The things he posts lead me to believe that he is just the sweetest guy ever. Many of us use social media to make our lives appear flawless. Look how skinny I am in my new dress, or how much fun I'm having with all my friends! Are we ever going to post about the time we fought with our parents or cried ourselves to sleep due to a lack of vigor and hope? No. Many of us are not going to publicly advertise our flaws. 

          For a bit, I ended up getting to know this kid who I imagined to be the perfect package, and he was kind of the opposite. Maybe he was having a bad night? Either way, I created this false person in my head and built him up to be someone he wasn't. My so called prince ended up being a frog.