Social Media Singles - 405 Magazine

Social Media Singles

Sometimes the perfect profile match is way too good to be true; sometimes the stars – er, Skypes – really do align. As dating increasingly becomes part of the digital realm, Slice explores online love and delves into the do’s, don’ts and do-overs of modern romance.

In her travels for a global Fortune 100 company, “Kimberly” has swayed on camelback traversing the sand dunes of the United Arab Emirates. She’s marveled at the Christmas-on-steroids city lights of Shanghai. She’s sparred against European suppliers over the price of steel. But away from her professional life, six months ago she navigated into the altogether foreign world of a social media single. Definition: anyone dating in the 21st century. She learned fast: It’s a jungle out there.