The Google
Jan 10th, 2009 by Nola
I have a confession to make. But not to you. You, dear reader, will begrudge me little. But I will confess here and hope it is enough.
I Google Mapped two exboyfriends today. Why? I dunno. I guess to see if there houses were bigger than mine; in nicer neighborhoods; with better cars in the driveways. I am ashamed that I cared. But. I am human.
What did I find? One ex, the more pretentious one, had a house no bigger than mine. In fact, the house could be in my neighborhood. What did I feel? A bit of humor and frustration over his ability to make his lot seem more worthy than mine. Fool that I am.
The other ex didn’t have a picture of his address on Google. So I learned nothing for my shameful activity.
I am happy. I fall deeper in love with Sun and CS with each passing day. I have been cooking and knitting and doing yoga and feeling ENERGIZED again! And yet here I am competing on some level with The Joneses. Fool that I am.
Am I a lonely fool or do you do such foolish things from time to time too? If you do, please share with me to make me feel less shameful!
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I had married one of my former beaus. But, then I wouldn’t have my two darling babies (moody teens that they are.) I have tried to Google him, but no results. One reason why I’m reluctant to join Facebook. There are a few people I do not want to find, or be found by them.
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Welcome to the digital age where stalking is so easy. Nowadays, if you like a guy, it’s standard to go “stalking”/researching online. It’s a crazy world!
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Funny you say this.
Very recently someone updated me on the status of my two significant ex-girlfriends.
One immigrated to the US, only to discover while she was there that she is afraid if flying and now can’t ever come home.
The other, who came from a seriously staunch conservative background, married outside her race/religion/demographic in the most extreme way possible, much to the horror of said family and is now living somewhere in the South African bush.
Xbox4NappyRash’s last blog post..Third time lucky?
I am a sinner as well. I google mapped Greta’s new boyfriend’s parents’ house. Yes I did.
and that was after I looked the up on whitepages.com
Yep, I’ve done it! I’m too ashamed to give details!
(actually too busy with Sunday chores but wanted to let you know you’re not alone!)
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Like Tara above, this is one of the reasons I’m reluctant to join Facebook.
I would never confess to such shameful activities. But if I did, I’d find that my ex is a better teacher than me. Oh well.
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Incidentally, I owe my second marriage to cyber “stalking” and we’re both glad I did it!
Alva’s last blog post..right as rain
Yep. I have done the google thing as well.. Curiosity just got to me one night..
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The internet can make us do crazy things sometimes, ha !:))
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Well, NOW I’m going to have to go do this! It hadn’t really occurred to me before to use Street View for this. You are a bad influence Nola! But hey, I learned to knit and I sort of talked my son into learning too by saying Captain Sarcastic does it! (He doesn’t know who he is, but he does know what his job is. Instant coolness.
Guilty also
I e-stalk ex friends on a near daily basis.
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