Monday, April 26, 2010

Honey, I'm tweeting

He opened every door. Paid for dinner. Complimented your outfit.

He only had one flaw, but it was a big one: He tweeted the entire date.

As the power of social networking grows, it's become increasingly common to post Twitter updates during a night on the town.

But the marriage between Twitter and interpersonal relationships isn't confined to booty-shaking. Women now tweet while giving labor.

And perhaps on a less cringe-inducing note, many people tweet during a first date.

The most recent issue of Marie Claire addresses the issue, pointing to one guy's tendency to tweet during dinner -- as well as more, um, intimate parts of the evening.

Would I have a problem if a date tweeted what we ate and where we danced? Probably not.

Offer more detailed second-by-second date updates, however, and I think you're prematurely -- and maybe unfairly -- opening your relationship to the court of public opinion.

Even when you're in a public place, there's something special about a date's one-on-one feel. Sharing ambiguous nods and conversation lapses with your 85 followers detracts from the night's specialness.

Thoughts?

(Click here to follow me on Twitter. I don't tweet dates, but I serve up some pretty sexy "American Idol" updates.)