It's a thing.
Brace yourself. It's about to get real weird, real complicated and maybe even real informative! Who really knows?

The dating scene has changed so much and it will definitely continue to change. I remember a time where finding your love online was a frowned upon thing and labels were a must, but that seems like ages ago. Now not defining a relationship and meeting on social media sites and dating sites are common.

Thanks to social media, the dating game is now being played on a whole new game board! And why shouldn't it? Most of our daily interactions with our friends, family, and any other third parties not specifically mentioned in this article happen on social media. Thanks to apps like Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Tinder, people are now taking dating to a whole new level.

All these apps help people to speak their mind, share photos of themselves and of other things that they like. So much of our lives are now easily accessible and public for all to see (unless you're private). So, hello cutie, or creeper or Mary's third cousin who just liked my pic from 156 weeks ago. This is me!

Now, because of this, people who do view your profile, follow you or even swipe left have the wonderful pleasure of seeing a bit of what you're all about. Here's the crazier thing. They may actually really like what you have to say, post, share or whatever else you can do thanks to social media.

All these apps provide that curious outsider looking in a chance to talk to you ('cause sliding into your DMs is real people). Ah yes. Where would we be with out the good old direct message, where I can privately send you my thoughts and feels without having to leave a comment or reply for all of your followers to see? Thank you ingenuity!

So we made it to DMs! Be proud you have made it this far. How exactly do they factor in with dating? Well, as I have stated earlier, they provide people with the chance to talk to you without it being public knowledge. Unless you make it on to tinder nightmares, which, in that case, thank you, because that stuff is hilarious! But, it's still anonymous, which is the golden ticket.

Social media DMs do us a great service. I can hit up that cutie with the dog and ask them out on a date, or even just tell them how cute I think their dog is! (Take notes. I'm dishing good stuff here people.) The great thing is I don't have to do it in person. The even better thing is that I won't get rejected in person. This is how conversations start, which lead to meet ups, which lead to people getting kidnapped, ect.

Just kidding!
That doesn't happen all the time. You just need to be careful. And you people usually are. Shout out to the 'rents that raised you right!

Social media also allows us to interact with a wider range of people. Meeting people we don't necessarily know, but are good friends with my bestie Adam's fourth uncle third removed is easy. That opens up the door to so many possibilities!

Social media is great. There is a lot we can do thanks to the innovations and advances being made to them that help us interact with new people, share our thoughts and ideas, express ourselves and simply share some of the better times with our followers. So why not hit up that cutie with the dog?
It's time to take chances! Make mistakes! And even get a little messy! (Thanks, Ms. Frizzle.)

What's the worst that could happen? Just don't use social media as your only means of social interactions.