Naughty First

She grew up believing in true love. She was so adamant in finding the perfect man for him. He had to be handsome and he had to know just what to whisper in her ear to make her fall in love with him all over again. She knew it was a long shot but she was willing to go as far as looking for "the one" in free dating sites. Too bad, she decided to start her search with that.

She was young. Fourteen years old and naive when she started creating an account in free dating sites. She pretended to be eighteen years old just to create an account. In just a few months, she learned the ins and outs of these free dating sites. She met all kinds of jerks, pathetic losers, men looking for fun but never the seriously genuine guy just looking for love online.

She nearly gave up on free dating sites. She didn't want to log in to her accounts anymore and wanted to just forget about all of it. She wanted to gain her life back but it was too late. She was drawn to the make believe life that people live in when they create a profile online.

It was sad watching her staring at her screen at work. She smiles at something she reads on a page. She rushes off from work just in time to catch Mr. Committed online. She knew this guy is just making fun of her but deep inside she was already thinking of ways to change how the man thinks and convince him that falling in love with someone you meet in cyberspace is possible. She was drawn to this guy because he was sarcastic and honest about what he thought about virtual dating. He said he just created a profile online to study how perverts catch their prey online. He actually thought that she was going to be a victim of one suspected rapist. He sent her a private message advising her to avoid chatting with a particular person. Two weeks later, they continued sending private messages and slowly became virtual friends.

Now, I just wish I could tell her the truth without breaking her heart too much. I stare at her from my office wishing I could find a man for her. Somebody who could truly love her. Because if I can, I will drop on my knees and propose to her right away but well, I am Mr. Committed and I have gold ring on my finger.