You've Been Poked by Fate....

So I am reviving my blog to discuss a topic that weighs very heavily on my mind.  That happens to be the POKE button on Facebook.  If you are on Facebook, it is already blatantly obvious that you need some sort of human connection.  I have one, and not only do I have very little impulse control, but I also have a touch of OCD along with a little bit of neediness, which combined is a very deadly combination. 

Now I delve into my predicament.  When you poke me, I can’t help but poke back, and it drives me nuts!  How does one get poked and not poke back I will never comprehend.  So when someone I shouldn’t be talking to, i.e. an ex or someone that never returns my texts, pokes me, I am driven to poke them back.  I think this is because of my need for attention and love.  Maybe it’s because I am single, and have been for so long that I need this attention.  “At least they are poking me.”  So where is the love, and why don’t I have any self-love?

I blame it on multiple things, first being Facebook itself.  It has gotten to the point where so much information is being sent about a single person, and multiply that by the amount of friends you have and there you go, TMI!  Yes, I agree, I am blaming my own short comings on a website that has redefined human interaction as we know it.  But I think society in general is to blame.  We all have an unspoken list of rules that we all follow, and the poke button, doesn’t apply to any of that.  It can mean ANYTHING!  It can mean sex, thinking of you, playfulness, friendship, etc.  It is its own grey area, so it doesn’t apply to any of these rules.  It is okay to poke an ex, because it easily doesn’t have to mean anything, or it can mean everything.  Poke away at your college professors!  Because it could simply mean you are working on a paper or assignment.  Or poke your boss, because secretly you could be plotting their demise, but seems as though you are just being friendly. 

I’m not really sure where I’m going with all of this, I simply wanted to think through the poke button, and see what other people thought on the subject.  Sorry for the ramble, I hope I can post something more meaningful in the near future, as I would like to get more active with my blog.  Who knows, someday people might actually want to read my random thoughts?